U.S. History and Constitution Review

Jamestown Settled

May 14, 1607

Economic

Mayflower Compact Signed

Nov 21, 1620

Political

American Revolutionary War

Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783

Conflict

Declaration of Independence Declared

Jul 4, 1776

Political

Shay's Rebellion

Period: Jan 1, 1786 to Dec 31, 1787

Conflict

Northwest Ordinance Adopted

Jul 13, 1787

Political

Constitution Adopted

Jun 21, 1788

Political

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

Economic

Missouri Compromise Passed

Mar 3, 1820

Conflict

Monroe Doctrine Issued

Dec 2, 1823

Political

Nullification Crisis

Period: Jul 14, 1832 to Mar 15, 1833

Conflict

Trail of Tears

Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Dec 31, 1839

Social

Annexation of Texas into the Union

Dec 29, 1845

Economic

Seneca Falls Convention

Period: Jul 19, 1848 to Jul 20, 1848

Social

Kansas Nebraska Act Passed

May 30, 1854

Conflict

Dred Scott vs. Sanford Decicion

Mar 6, 1857

Social

Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Nov 6, 1860

Political

Battle of Fort Sumter

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861

Conflict

Emancipation Proclomation Signed

Jan 1, 1863

Social

Reconstruction

Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Dec 31, 1877

Economic

Interstate Commerce Act Approved

Feb 4, 1887

Economic

Plessy vs. Ferguson Decision

May 18, 1896

Social

Spanish American War

Period: Apr 1, 1898 to Aug 31, 1898

Conflict

WWI

Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

Conflict

Ratification of the 18th Amendment

Jan 29, 1919

Political

Ratification of the 19th Amendment

Aug 18, 1920

Political

Harlem Renaissance

Period: Jan 1, 1924 to Dec 31, 1929

Social

Stock Market Crash

Oct 24, 1929

Economic

Ratification of the 21st Amendment

Dec 5, 1933

Political

Neutrality Act Signed

Aug 31, 1935

Conflict

Food & Drug Act Passed

Jun 25, 1938

Economic

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Conflict

Truman Doctrine Passed

Mar 12, 1947

Conflict

Korean War

Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

Conflict

Brown vs. Board of Education Decision

May 17, 1954

Social

Vietnam War

Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975

Conflict

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Dec 20, 1956

Social

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Period: Apr 17, 1961 to Apr 19, 1961

Conflict

Cuban Missile Crisis

Period: Oct 14, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962

Conflict

Civil Rights Act Enacted

Jul 2, 1964

Social

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Enacted

Aug 10, 1964

Conflict

Tet Offensive

Jan 30, 1968

Conflict

Watergate Scandal

Period: Jun 17, 1972 to Aug 9, 1974

Political

Roe vs. Wade Decision

Jan 22, 1973

Social

Fall of the Soviet Union

Dec 25, 1991

Conflict

NAFTA Signed into Law

Dec 8, 1993

Economic

President Bill Clinton Impeached from Office

Dec 19, 1998

Political

George W. Bush Elected President

Jan 20, 2001

Political

9/11 Attacks

Sep 11, 2001

Conflict

No Child Left Behind Signed

Jan 8, 2002

Social

Barack Obama Elected President

Nov 4, 2008

Political