| A | B |
|---|
| July 4, 1776 | Gained Independence from Britain |
| April 19, 1775 | Shot heard round the world |
| Sept. 17, 1787 | U.S. Constitution signed |
| 1791 | Bill of Rights signed |
| 1800 | election ended in a tie 35 times |
| 1803 | Marbury vs. Madision right of judicial review |
| 1823 | Doctrine that told European powers to stay out |
| 1824 | first election where the president did not win the popular vote "corrupt bargain" |
| 1827 | Democratic Party started |
| 1837 | first major great depression in our country |
| 1840 | curse on the President (die in office) |
| 1854 | Republican party started |
| 1857 | Dred Scot vs. Sanford (blacks considered non-citizens) |
| 1861-65 | Civil War in U.S. fought |
| 1876 | Second election ended with the President not winning the popular vote |
