1. UNITARY 1607 – Jamestown 1732 – Thirteen (13) Colonies 1774 – First Continental Congress 1775 – Second Continental Congress * Articles of Confederation

2. CONFEDERACY 1776 – Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 *Articles of Confederation 1786 – First Convention (5 delegates) *Shay’s Rebellion (1786 – 1787) 1787 – Second (Constitutional) Convention (55delegates) *Revise Articles of Confederation (commerce, currency, collection of taxes) *Led by Washington *Met in secret 1788 – 9/13 Ratify Constitution

3. FEDERALISM 1789 - 1832 1789 – Constitutional Democracy 1790 – All 13 Confederate States Ratify Constitution! 1791 – Bill Of Rights added (first 10 amendments) 1795 – 11 th Amendment added 1796 – Alien and Sedition Act 1803 – Marbury vs. Madison = judicial review 1804 – 12 th Amendment 1819 – McCulloch vs. Maryland = national supremacy 1820 – Missouri Compromise

4. FEDERALISM 1832 - 1865 1833 – Barron vs. Baltimore = selective incorporation 1859 – Dred Scott vs. Sanford = court rejected Congress’ authority to outlaw/abolish slavery 1860 – Lincoln elected 1861 – 1865 – Civil War *1864 Nevada became a state (October 31)

5. FEDERALISM 1865 - 1932 1865 – 13 th Amendment 1868 – 14 th Amendment 1870 – 15 th Amendment 1896 – Plessy vs. Ferguson = separate but equal 1913 – 16 th Amendment, 17 th Amendment 1919 – 18 th Amendment 1920 – 19 th Amendment

6. FEDERALISM 1932 - 1937 1933 – 20 th Amendment, 21 st Amendment

7. FEDERALISM 1937 - 1960 1951 – 22 nd Amendment 1954 – Brown vs. Board of Education = separation is segregation, which is discrimination, which is unconstitutional

8. FEDERALISM 1960 - 1970 1961 – 23 rd Amendment 1964 – 24 th Amendment; Civil Rights Act 1965 – Voting Rights Act 1966 – Miranda vs. Arizona = 5 miranda rights 1967 – 25 th Amendment

9. FEDERALISM 1970/80 - Present 1971 – 26 th Amendment 1973 – Roe vs. Wade = privacy right (to choose) 1992 – 27 th Amendment