Dates

1754 French and Indian War

1787 Northwest Ordinance

1793 Proclamation of Neutrality

1796 George Washington’s Farewell Address

1803 Louisiana Purchase

1812 War of 1812

1823 Monroe Doctrine

1830 Indian Removal Act

1846 Start of Mexican-American War

1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

1851 Indian Appropriations Act (Reservations)

1887 Dawes Act

1898 Spanish-American War; Annexation of Hawaii