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| 1774 | Washington, George |  |
| 14th Oct Washington The Declaration of Rights & Grievances is adopted by the Continental Congress |
| 1776 | Dickinson, John | |
| 12th June Washington Congress appoints a committee headed by John Dickinson to prepare a confederation plan |
| 12th July Washington Presents the plan for confederation of 13 Colonies to Congress |
| 1776 | Jefferson, Thomas | |
| Washington Legislates for the elective principle for officers of State |
| Washington Legislates for the separation of Church & State |
| Washington Virginia Bill of Rights , embodies sovereignty by means of the separation of powers |
| 4th July Declaration of Independence, equality, right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| 4th July Declares government by consent of the people |
| 1781 | Washington, George | |
| Washington Attempts are made to avoid over centralization after independence |
| Washington The Articles of Confederation give Congress minimum powers over individual states |
| 2nd Mar The National Congress renames itself "The United States in Congress Assembled" |
| 1786 | Washington, George | |
| Attends a Federal Convention producing the Articles of Confederation |
| 1787 | Jefferson, Thomas | |
| Washington A population of 60,000 can form a State of the Union |
| Washington For every 5,000 free males there will a non-voting delegate in Congress |
| Washington For every 5,000 free males there will be a legislature & Governor |
| 1787 | Washington, George | |
| 17th Sep Washington The Federal Confederation must be endorsed by at least 9 of the 13 States |
| 17th Sep Washington The Federal Confederation produces the Constitution of the USA |
| 1788 | Washington, George | |
| Washington New Hampshire becomes the 9th State to ratify the Constitution |
| 1789 | Washington, George | |
| Washington Elected after the Federal Convention is created for organizing the Union of States |
| 3rd Mar New York 1st Congress of the USAis held in New York |
| 1790 | Washington, George | |
| Washington A Bill of Rights is added to the new Constitution of the United States |
| Washington All 13 states approve the Bill of Rights |
| 1791 | Washington, George | |
| 15th Dec The Bill of Rights comes into effect |
| 1793 | Washington, George | |
| 25th Feb Washington 1st USA Cabinet meeting, department heads in Washington's House |
| 1801 | Jefferson, Thomas | |
| Washington The Republican Party splits between Jefferson & Hamilton |
| 1820 | Crawford, William | |
| Washington Constitutional changs are put through Congress by William Crawford |
| Washington Put through Congress by William Crawford |
| Washington The President & the Senate will appoint government offices every 4 yrs |
| 1820 | Monroe, James | |
| Washington The President & the Senate are to appoint government offices every 4 yrs |
| 1832 | Calhoun, John Caldwell | |
| Washington Champions the rights of South Carolina to "nullify" legislation passed by Congress |
| 1832 | Jackson, Andrew | |
| South Carolina Sth Carolina claims the Union is a pact of independent states & can nullify Congress |
| 22nd May Baltimore The Democratic Republican Party becomes the Democratic Party during its 1st convention |
| 1861 | Lincoln, Abraham | |
| Washington 6 states join the Confederate States |
| Washington After opposing the Crittenden Amendment 6 States secede from the Union |
| Washington Opposes the Crittenden Amendment allowing States to be pro or anti slave |
| 1865 | Johnson, Andrew | |
| 6th Dec The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed |
| 1880 | Garfield, James Abram | |
| Washington Garfield is the only person who was elected President directly from the United States House of Representatives |
| 1913 | Wilson, Thomas Woodrow | |
| 8th April Washington Resumes the "State of the Union Address " to Congress after a break of 112 years |
| 31st May Washington The 17th Amendment to the USAConstitution allows for the popular election of senators |
| 1915 | Wilson, Thomas Woodrow | |
| 12th Jan Washington The USAHouse of Representatives rejected a proposal to give woment the vote |
| 1922 | Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| 27th Feb The Supreme Court unanimously upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote |
| 1944 | Hurley, Patrick | |
| 7th Nov Yenan Discusses a democratic post-war China & to reconcile the Communists & KMT |
| 1945 | MacArthur, Douglas | |
| Draws up a new constitution for Japan |
| Granted extraordinary powers in Japan which he uses as a benevolent dictator |
| 1946 | Byrnes, James Francis | |
| Stuttgart "Allied Control Council is neither governing Germany nor allowing Germany to govern" |
| 1947 | Byrnes, James Francis | |
| Frankfurt The USA& British authorize the German Economic Council, the basis for self-government |
| 1999 | Clinton, William Jefferson Bill | |
| The Constitution cites "high crimes and misdemeanors" as impeachable offenses |
| 2004 | Bush, George Walker | |
| 28th June An interim government officially takes over from the USAoccupation authority |
