1. 1607 Jamestown, Virginia First Permanent Settlement in America

2. The Virginia House of Burgesses the first representative assembly in the American Colonies. Self-Government/Self Rule 1619

3. 1620 The Pilgrims land in Plymouth and sign a Social Contract. The Mayflower Compact Self-Government/Self Rule

4. 1776 Declaration of Independence (Break-Up From England) Written by Thomas Jefferson

5. 1787 U.S. Constitution written Supreme Law of the Land Blue-print for our Government

6. 1803 Louisiana Purchase From France By Thomas Jefferson Doubled the Size of the United States

7. 1861-1865 United States Civil War