US History Timeline By Grace_cunningham Nov 12, 1620 Mayflower Compact Period: Jun 20, 1675 to Apr 12, 1678 King Phillips War Period: 1688 to 1697 King Williams War Period: 1692 to 1693 The Salem Witch Trials Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 French and Indian War Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act - Original Mar 18, 1766 Stamp Act - Repealed Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 Revolutionary War Nov 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation Created Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Jun 21, 1788 Constitution Ratified Period: Apr 30, 1789 to Mar 3, 1797 George Washington in Office Jul 6, 1789 Alien and Sedition Acts Dec 15, 1791 Bill of Rights Ratified Period: Apr 4, 1797 to Apr 4, 1801 John Adams in office Period: Apr 4, 1801 to Apr 4, 1809 Thomas Jefferson in office Feb 24, 1803 Marbury v. Madison Period: Apr 4, 1809 to Apr 4, 1817 James Madison in office Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Aug 24, 1814 Burning of The White House Period: Apr 4, 1817 to Apr 4, 1825 James Monroe in office Period: Apr 4, 1825 to Apr 3, 1829 John Quincy Adams in office Period: Apr 4, 1829 to Apr 4, 1837 Andrew Jackson in office Mar 28, 1830 Indian Removal Act Period: Mar 4, 1837 to Mar 4, 1841 Martin Van Buren in office Period: Mar 4, 1841 to Apr 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison in office Period: Apr 6, 1841 to Mar 4, 1845 John Tyler in office Period: Mar 4, 1845 to Mar 3, 1849 James K. Polk in office Dec 29, 1845 Annexation of Texas Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 24, 1848 The Gold Rush Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Period: Mar 4, 1849 to Jul 9, 1850 Zachary Taylor in office Period: Jul 10, 1850 to Mar 3, 1853 Millard Filmore in office Sep 8, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Sep 30, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Mar 4, 1853 to Mar 4, 1857 Franklin Pierce in office Period: Mar 4, 1857 to Mar 4, 1861 James Buchanan in office Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott v. Stanford Nov 22, 1858 The Founding of Denver Period: Mar 4, 1861 to Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln in office Assassinated in office Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 13, 1865 Civil War Period: Apr 15, 1865 to Mar 4, 1869 Andrew Johnson in office Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Ratified Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Ratified Period: Mar 4, 1869 to Mar 4, 1877 Ulysses S. Grant in office Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Ratified
