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American Revolution / Constitutional Era- Pre Civil War

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

England Issues The Proclamation Act of 1763

October 7, 1763

ENGLAND ENACTS THE SUGAR ACT

May 1764

ENGLAND PASSES THE STAMP ACT

March 22, 1765

BOSTON MASSACRE

March 5,1770

BOSTON TEA PARTY

December 16, 1773

FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MEETS IN PHILADELPHIA

September 5, 1774

Fighting breaks out at Lexington & Concord

April 19, 1775

Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia

May 10,1775

Congress Adopts the Declaration of Independence

July 4,1776

American Victory at The Battle of Saratoga

October 7,1777

FRANCE SIGNS AN ALLIANCE TREATY WITH AMERICA

February 6, 1778

General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown,VA

October 1781

TREATY OF PARIS ENDING REVOLUTIONARY WAR SIGNED

September 3,1783

Delaware ratifies the US Constitution first-becomes the first state

December 7,1787

Bill of Rights ratified

December 15,1791

Cotton Gin was invented

March 14, 1794

Marbury vs. Madison Court case gave us Judicial review

February 24,1803

Treaty of Ghent was signed ending the War of 1812

December 24,1814

MCCULLOUGH VS. MARYLAND COURT CASE

1819

MISSOURI COMPROMISE

1820

COMPROMISE OF 1850

September 1850

KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT

1854

Dred Scott case was handed down

March 6,1857