Government Timeline

  • 13 Colonies Fully Developed

    13 Colonies Fully Developed

    In 1732, the state of Georgia was created as the final 13th state, creating the 13 colonies.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    In 1774, delegates from 12 colonies from Philadelphia came together to discuss the oppression from the British, mostly the Intolerable Acts.
  • Start of Revolutionary War

    Start of Revolutionary War

    An 8 year war between the British and America for American independence
  • Signing of Declaration of Independence

    Signing of Declaration of Independence

    A document that declared America's independence from Great Britain
  • Articles of Confederation Created

    Articles of Confederation Created

    the United State's first Constitution adopted by the Continental Congress.
  • End of Revolutionary War

    End of Revolutionary War

    The 8 year Revolutionary War came to an end.
  • U.S. Constitution Ratified

    U.S. Constitution Ratified

    The year the U.S. Constitution was ratified and went into effect
  • Executive Branch and Cabinet Created

    Executive Branch and Cabinet Created

    Article II created the executive branch, and the cabinet followed soon after.
  • Judiciary Branch

    Judiciary Branch

    The court system was created
  • George Washington Elected

    George Washington Elected

    George Washington was Elected the first President of the United States
  • Bill of Rights Ratified

    Bill of Rights Ratified

    The 10 amendments of the new US
  • First Bank was Created

    First Bank was Created

    Alexander Hamilton established the first bank.
  • George Washington was Re-elected

    George Washington was Re-elected

    George Washington was re-elected as president, setting the example of only serving two presidential terms.
  • Cotton Gin Created

    Cotton Gin Created

    The Cotton Gin was created by Eli Whitney in order to hopefully end slavery.
  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Whiskey Rebellion

    A rebellion over the taxing on whiskey that happened in Pennsylvania
  • Jon Adams Elected

    Jon Adams Elected

    John Adams was elected as the second president of the US.
  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    Alien and Sedition Acts

    Restricted critical speech against the government and immigration.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    America bought a large piece of land from the French, basically doubling the size of America.
  • Marbury v. Madison

    Marbury v. Madison

    Established Judicial review
  • War of 1812 Began

    War of 1812 Began

    The war of 1812 began between Great Britain and America over the unlawful imprisonment of American sailors, as well as restrictions on trade.
  • War of 1812 Ended

    War of 1812 Ended

    The War of 1812 Between Great Britain and America came to an end.
  • McCulloch v. Maryland

    McCulloch v. Maryland

    Upheld the constitutionality of the second bank and federal powers.
  • Gibbons v. Ogden

    Gibbons v. Ogden

    Expanded the powers of the commerce clause
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    any slaves that escaped the south and went to the north were to be returned to their owners in the south.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    A series of laws that defused tensions between the north and south over slavery.
  • Dred Scott v. Sanford

    Dred Scott v. Sanford

    Made the final statement that slaves were property, not human beings.
  • Secession of the Southern States

    Secession of the Southern States

    The south (Confederates) succeed from America over slavery disputes.
  • Civil War Starts

    Civil War Starts

    War between the succeeded south and north (confederates v. union)
  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends

    The civil war finally comes to an end, with a northern (union) victory.
  • Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated by John Wilks Booth during a play.
  • Beginning of Reconstruction

    Beginning of Reconstruction

    A point in time after the civil war when the south was changing and reforming itself after the abolition of slavery.
  • End of Construction

    End of Construction

    Reconstruction came to an end after the south began to revolt again from economic scares, federal agents and troops being scattered all over the south, and little to no economic assistance from the north.
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson

    A supreme court decision that stated racial segregation did not violate the constitution as long as the separate facilitates were equal in quality. "Separate but Equal".
  • US Enters WWI

    US Enters WWI

    The United States entered WWI
  • End of WWI

    End of WWI

    Officially ended by the Treaty of Versailles, harshly punishing Germany.
  • Schenck v. United States

    Schenck v. United States

    Schenck was charged with conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act of 1917 by attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to obstruct recruitment.
  • League of Nations Established

    League of Nations Established

    The League of Nations was an international organization created after World War I to prevent future wars through collective security and by resolving international disputes peacefully.
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    An economic crisis where wall street completely crashed and the American dollar became practically worthless.
  • Beginning of the New Deals

    Beginning of the New Deals

    Deals/acts established by FDR to help stop the end of the great depression and give Americans work.
  • End of the Great Depression

    End of the Great Depression

    The Great Depression came to an end, mostly by the introduction of America into WWII
  • United States enters WWII

    United States enters WWII

    The United States officially entered WWII after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
  • Korematsu v. United States

    Korematsu v. United States

    A Japanese man sued the United States for the way he was treated during the time Executive Order 9066 was in control.
  • National Security Act

    National Security Act

    An act made purposefully after WWII to improve and modernize national defenses.
  • Marshall Plan Established

    Marshall Plan Established

    A plan where the US sent over $13 Billion dollars t Europe to help them rebuild after the war.
  • NATO Established

    NATO Established

    NATO was established to help secure different territories and countries from other countries that were not apart of NATO.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    Made segregation in public schooling illegal and unconstitutional
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    It was found that the USSR had placed nuclear missiles in the Cuban territory during the height of the Cold War.
  • JFK Assassinated

    JFK Assassinated

    During a presidential ride through Dallas, Texas, JFK was shot in the head by Lee Harvey Oswald.
  • Richard Nixon Watergate Scandal

    Richard Nixon Watergate Scandal

    It was found that Richard Nixon had manipulated the presidential vote at the Watergate hotel. Nixon resigned from presidency soon afterwards.
  • 9/11 Terrorist Attack

    9/11 Terrorist Attack

    Two planes, controlled by Armed Arabian men, flew both planes into the north and south towers of the world trade center.
  • Donald J. Trump was elected as President

    Donald J. Trump was elected as President

    Trumps first term election where he won the presidency.