CIVICS TIMELINE
1215 Magna Carta signed
1607 Jamestown Colony
April 19, American Revolutionary War
July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence
1781 Articles of Confederation
May 1787 – September 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention
June 21, 1788 Constitution is ratified
April 30, 1789 G. Washington is inaugurated
Dec 15, 1791 Bill of Rights ratified
1800 / 1824 House of Representatives selected President
Civil War
1876 Closest Presidential election in history
World War I
World War II
th Amendment passed
Jan 20, 2009 Last Presidential Inauguration
November 2012 Next Presidential Election