History quiz
Milestones of US history in order
Eighteen documents that shaped the United States, from 1776 to 1964. Drag them into order, oldest first.
- Format
- Put them in order
- Items
- 18 to sort
- Limit
- None
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
See every entry and put the whole list in order.
- Entries
- 18
- Sort by
- Year
- Time limit
- None
- Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
- Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
- Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
About this quiz
The National Archives keeps a list of 100 milestone documents of American history. These 18 are among the best known, and no two share a year.
- The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended the Revolutionary War.
- The check that paid for Alaska is itself one of the milestone documents.
- Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Brown v. Board of Education (1954) are both on the list, 58 years apart.
Sources
- [1]National Archives. Milestone Documents.
Note on the data. Each document and its year were taken from the National Archives list of Milestone Documents on 3 October 2026. The 18 were chosen so that no two share a year. The Treaty of Paris ending the war on September 3, 1783 is confirmed by the National Park Service timeline of the Revolution.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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