US History By Yjb 1776 Declaration of Independence 1783 US wins war of Independence 1789 US Constitution becomes effective Federal government set up 1791 Bill of Rights 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1823 Monroe Doctrine begins 1828 Democratic Party founded 1854 Republican Party founded 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected President Period: 1861 to 1865 Civil War 1865 Emancipation Amendment Period: 1914 to 1918 WWI 1917 America enters WWI 1919 Prohibition amendment 1920 Female suffrage amendment 1929 Wall Street Crash/Great Depression begins 1933 Prohibition scrapped Period: 1933 to 1939 The New Deal Period: 1939 to 1945 WWII 1941 America enters WWII 1947 Truman Doctrine Replaces Monroe Doctrine 1963 JFK assassinated 1964 Civil Rights Act 1974 Nixon resigns 2001 George W. Bush elected President 2001 9/11 2001 War in Afghanistan begins 2003 Iraq War begins 2008 Obama elected President 2016 Trump elected President (1st term) 2020 Biden elected President 2024 Trump elected President (2nd term)