| 1810–1825 |
Wars of independence in Latin America |
| 1845 |
First use of term manifest destiny in United States; Texas and Florida admitted into United States |
| 1845–1847 |
Mexican-American War |
| 1857–1861 |
Mexican Wars of Reform |
| 1861–1865 |
U.S. Civil War |
| 1865–1870 |
Paraguay War (War of Triple Alliance) |
| 1867 |
Dominion of Canada formed |
| 1868–1878 |
Cuban Ten Years’ War |
| 1879–1883 |
War of the Pacific |
| 1886 |
Abolition of slavery in Cuba |
| 1888 |
Abolition of slavery in Brazil |
| 1889 |
Brazilian monarchy overthrown and republic established |
| 1898 |
Spanish-American War |
| 1904 |
United States secures the rights to build and control the Panama Canal |
| 1910 |
Mexican Revolution |
| 1914 |
Panama Canal completed |