| A | B |
| George Washington | 1st General of the Continental Army |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| 1776 | Declaration of Independence |
| 1789 and 1791 | The Bill of Rights |
| 1783 | Treaty of Paris |
| 1787 and 1789 | The U.S. Constitution |
| 1777 | Articles of Confederation |
| 1803 | Louisiana Purchase |
| 1861-1865 | Civil War |
| 1861 | Fort Sumter |
| 1689 | English Bill of Rights |
| 1215 | Magna Carta |
| U.S. Constitution | 1787 passed by congress; 1789 ratiffied |
| Declaration of Independence | 1776 mostly writen by Thomas Jefferson |