| A | B |
| 1754-1763 | French Indian War |
| 1763 | Proclamation of 1763 |
| 1765 | Stamp Act |
| 1767 | Townshend Act |
| 1770 | Boston Massicre |
| 1773 | Botson Tea Party |
| 1774 | Intolerable Acts -- Coercive Acts |
| 1775 | Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| January, 1776 | Publication of "Common Sense" |
| July, 1776 | Declaration of Independence |
| 1215 | Signing of the Magna Carta |
| 1689 | Glorious Revolution |
| 1620 | Mayflower Compact |
| 1619 | Virginia House of Burgesses established |
| 1258 | King Henry III creates a council of nobles called Parliament |
| 1781 | All 13 states approve the Articles of Confederation |
| 1783 | Revolutionary War Ends |
| 1786 | Shays' Rebellion |
| 1787 | Constitutional Convention |
| 1788 | Constitution becomes law of the land |
| 1791 | Bill of Rights adopted |