1607 Jamestown, Virginia First Permanent Settlement in America
The Virginia House of Burgesses the first representative assembly in the American Colonies. Self-Government/Self Rule 1619
1620 The Pilgrims land in Plymouth and sign a Social Contract. The Mayflower Compact Self-Government/Self Rule
1776 Declaration of Independence (Break-Up From England) Written by Thomas Jefferson
1787 U.S. Constitution written Supreme Law of the Land Blue-print for our Government
1803 Louisiana Purchase From France By Thomas Jefferson Doubled the Size of the United States
United States Civil War