American Revolution

Articles of Confederation

Jay-Guardoqui Treaty (1785)

Constitutional Convention (1787)
     -James Madison
     -Virginia Plan
     -Three-Fifths Clause
     -Runaway Slaves
     -Overseas Slave Trade

Northwest Ordinance (1787)

Haitian Revolution (1791)
     -Sugar

Gabriel's Rebellion (1800)

Cotton Gin (1793)
     -Eli Whitney

Deference

Deism (Enlightenment)

Anglican Church (Episcopalian)

Great Revival of 1800
     -James McGready
     -Camp Meetings

Ratification of  the
    Constitution

Mississippi River Watershed

Date of Statehood

 Eli Whitney's Patent

        Cotton Gin

  Southern Crops

Spread of Slavery,
      1820-1860

Missouri Compromise, 1819-1821