U.S. timeline By Xzpain 1625 Dutch build Fort Amsterdam on the southern tip of Manhattan Island 1754 Outbreak of the Franco-Indian War 1770 The Boston Massacre 1776 Declaration of Independence 1777 Congress adopts Articles of Confederation 1783 Treaty of Paris establishes the independence of the United States 1787 George Washington presides Constituent Convention, meeting in Philadelphia 1789 The Bill of Rights is approved by Congress and sent to the states for ratification 1792 Kentucky becomes the fifteenth state 1793 Construction of the United States Capitol begins 1800 Thomas Jefferson elected to serve as third president of the United States 1801 Ohio becomes the 17th state 1848 Failure of democratic revolutions in Europe triggers increased immigration to the United States 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected to serve as president 1861 Bull Run, first great battle of the American Civil War 1861 The southern states separate from the Union 1862 Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Battle of Gettysburg 1869 Completion of the transcontinental railway 1907 Year of the Rise of Immigration from Europe to the United States 1912 Women campaign for the right to vote 1920 The nineteenth amendment is ratified, giving women the right to vote 1941 The United States enters World War II 1972 Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the Moon
