forever dates

1492

Columbus’ first voyage

1492–1588

Spanish Domination

1607

Jamestown

1620

Mayflower Compact

1675

King Philip’s War

1676

Bacon’s Rebellion

1680

Pueblo Revolt

1692

Salem Witch Trials

1754–1763

Seven Years’ War

1763

Proclamation of 1763

1765

Stamp Act

1770

Boston Massacre

1773

Boston Tea Party

1775–1783

Revolutionary War

1776

Dec. of Independence

1783

Treaty of Paris

1786

Shays Rebellion

1787

Constitutional Convention

1788

Washington’s Election

1791

Bill of Rights

1798

XYZ Affair

1798

Alien & Sedition Acts

1800

Jefferson’s Election

1800–1850 Market Revolution

1803

Louisiana Purchase

1812–1815

War of 1812

1816–1824

Era of Good Feelings

1820

Missouri Compromise

1823

Monroe Doctrine

1820s

Sectionalism

1828

Jackson’s Election

1830

Indian Removal Act

1832

Nat Turner’s Rebellion

1832

Nullification Crisis

1830–1850

Manifest Destiny

1836

Battle of the Alamo

1838-1839

Trail of Tears

1845

Annexation of Texas

1845–1848

Mexican-American War

1848

Seneca Falls Convention

1850

Fugitive Slave Law

1852

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

1854

Bleeding Kansas & Kansas-Nebraska Act

1857

Dred Scott Case

1860

Lincoln’s Election

1861–1865

Civil War

1862

Homestead Act

1867

Purchase of Alaska

1877

Compromise of 1877 & Reconstruction Ends