| A | B |
|---|
| Confederate States of America established. Civil War begins. | 1861 |
| Declaration of Independence signed. | 1776 |
| Civil War ends and Lincoln is assassinated. | 1865 |
| Louisiana Territory purchased, doubling the size of U.S. | 1803 |
| U.S. Constitution written. | 1787 |
| Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation frees the slaves. | 1863 |
| Year Jamestown was founded. | 1607 |
| First permanent English settlement in North America |  |
