Timeline: US History Review Timeline

May 14, 1607

Jamestown settled

economic
Nov 11, 1620

Mayflower Compact

political
Period: Jan 1, 1765 to Dec 8, 1783

American Revolution

conflict
Jul 4, 1776

Declaration of Independence signed

political
Period: Oct 14, 1786 to Nov 20, 1787

Shay's Rebellion

conflict
Jul 13, 1787

Northwest Ordinance

economic
Period: Sep 12, 1787 to Jun 21, 1788

The Constitution Adopted

politcial
May 2, 1803

Louisiana Purchase

economic
Dec 8, 1815

Missouri Compromise

political
Dec 2, 1823

Monroe Doctrine
Nov 24, 1832

Nullification crisis

political
Period: Sep 10, 1838 to Oct 16, 1839

Trail of Tears
Period: Dec 29, 1845 to Jan 19, 1846

Texas Annexation

economic
Period: Jul 19, 1848 to Jul 20, 1849

Seneca Falls Convention

political
May 30, 1854

Kansas-Nebraska Act

political
Mar 6, 1857

Dred Scott v. Sanford

political
Nov 1, 1860

Election of Linclon

political
Jan 1, 1863

Emancipation Proclamation

political
Period: Dec 24, 1865 to Jan 30, 1877

Reconstruction

economic
Feb 4, 1887

Interstate Commerce Act

economic
Dec 11, 1896

Plessy v. ferguson

political
Period: Apr 9, 1898 to Aug 24, 1898

Spanish American War

conflict
Jun 30, 1906

Food and Drug Act

economic
Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

World war I

conflict
Period: Dec 8, 1917 to Dec 8, 1935

Harlem Renaissance

social,
Jan 1, 1920

18th Amendment
Aug 1, 1920

19th Amendment
Period: Oct 28, 1929 to Oct 29, 1929

Stock Market Crash

economic
Dec 1, 1933

21st Amendment
Jan 1, 1935

Neutrality Acts

political
Dec 9, 1941

Attack on Pearl Harbor

conflict
Period: May 12, 1947 to Mar 12, 1948

Truman Doctrine

politcial, social
Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

Korean War

conflict
May 1, 1954

Brown v. Board of Education

political
Dec 1, 1955

Montgomery Bus Boycott

social, politcial
Apr 1, 1961

Attack on Fort Sumter

conflict
Apr 1, 1961

Bay of Pigs invasion

conflict
Oct 1, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

conflict, politcial
Jul 1, 1964

Civil Rights Act
Aug 2, 1964

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

conflict, social
Period: Jan 30, 1968 to Feb 24, 1968

Tet Offensive

social
Period: Jun 17, 1972 to Jul 11, 1974

WaterGate Scandal

politcial
Period: Aug 5, 1973 to Oct 18, 1976

Roe v. Wade

politcial
Apr 30, 1975

End of Vietnam War

social, politcal
Dec 26, 1991

Fall of the Soviet Union

economic
Jan 1, 1994

NAFTA formed

economic,politcial,social
Dec 19, 1998

Impeachment of Clinton

politcial
Jan 6, 2000

Election of George W. Bush

political
Jan 8, 2001

No Child Left Behind

politcial
Sep 11, 2001

9/11 Attacks

conflict
Nov 1, 2008

Election of Barack Obama

politcial

Jamestown settled

Mayflower Compact

American Revolution

Declaration of Independence signed

Shay's Rebellion

Northwest Ordinance

The Constitution Adopted

Louisiana Purchase

Missouri Compromise

Monroe Doctrine

Nullification crisis

Trail of Tears

Texas Annexation

Seneca Falls Convention

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Election of Linclon

Emancipation Proclamation

Reconstruction

Interstate Commerce Act

Plessy v. ferguson

Spanish American War

Food and Drug Act

World war I

Harlem Renaissance

18th Amendment

19th Amendment

Stock Market Crash

21st Amendment

Neutrality Acts

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Truman Doctrine

Korean War

Brown v. Board of Education

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Attack on Fort Sumter

Bay of Pigs invasion

Cuban Missile Crisis

Civil Rights Act

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Tet Offensive

WaterGate Scandal

Roe v. Wade

End of Vietnam War

Fall of the Soviet Union

NAFTA formed

Impeachment of Clinton

Election of George W. Bush

No Child Left Behind

9/11 Attacks

Election of Barack Obama