CIVICS TIMELINE

12151215

Magna Carta Magna Carta signedsigned

16071607

Jamestown Jamestown ColonyColony

April 19, April 19, 1775 - 17831775 - 1783

American American Revolutionary Revolutionary

WarWar

July 4, 1776July 4, 1776

Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

17811781

Articles of Articles of ConfederationConfederation

May 1787 – September May 1787 – September 17, 178717, 1787

Constitutional Constitutional ConventionConvention

June 21, 1788June 21, 1788

Constitution Constitution is is ratifiedratified

April 30, 1789April 30, 1789

G. Washington G. Washington is is inauguratedinaugurated

Dec 15, 1791Dec 15, 1791

Bill of Rights Bill of Rights ratifiedratified

18001800 / / 18241824

House of House of Representatives Representatives

selected selected PresidentPresident

18611861 - - 18651865

Civil WarCivil War

18761876

Closest Closest Presidential Presidential

election in historyelection in history

19141914 - - 19181918

World World War IWar I

1941- 1941- 19451945

World World War IIWar II

19921992

2727thth Amendment Amendment

passedpassed

Jan 20, Jan 20, 20092009

Last Last Presidential Presidential InaugurationInauguration

November November 20122012

Next Next Presidential Presidential

ElectionElection