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U.S. Government Timeline - KA

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  • Jamestown, VA

    Jamestown, VA

    First permanent settlement
  • Plymouth MA

    Plymouth MA

    religous dissenters
  • House of burgesses

    House of burgesses

    first colonial legislature
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Tax on imported sugar
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Tax on documents and Goods
  • Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925);Meyer v. Nebraska (1923)

    Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925);Meyer v. Nebraska (1923)

    Protected privacy in family life and education
  • Griswold v. Connecticut (1965); Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972)

    Griswold v. Connecticut (1965); Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972)

    Protected privacy in medical decisions (birth control)
  • Katz v. United States (1967)

    Katz v. United States (1967)

    Protected privacy in communications, even in public areas
    Introduced the idea of a “reasonable expectation of privacy”