US History Unit Review

Flashcards of key chronological dates and unit dates.

What is the start date for Unit 1 and why?

1491, the year before European contact.

What is the end date for Unit 1 and why?

1607, the founding of Jamestown.

What happened in 1492?

Voyage of Columbus

What happened in 1494?

Treaty of Tordesillas

What happened in 1512?

Encomienda System begins

What happened in 1525?

Transatlantic Slave Trade

What is the start date for Unit 2 and why?

1607, the founding of Jamestown.

What is the end date for Unit 2 and why?

1754, the beginning of the Seven Years' War.

What happened in 1607?

Founding of Jamestown

What happened in 1608?

Founding of Quebec

What happened in 1619?

First Slave Sold in Virginia

What happened in 1620?

Founding of Plymouth Colony

What happened in the 1640s?

Beaver Wars

What happened in 1664?

New Amsterdam Captured (Now New York)

What happened in 1675?

Metacom's War

What happened in 1676?

Bacon's Rebellion

What happened in 1680?

Pueblo Revolt

What happened in the 1730s?

First Great Awakening

What is the start date for Unit 3 and why?

1754, the beginning of the Seven Years' War.

What is the end date for Unit 3 and why?

1800, Jefferson 'Revolution' of 1800

What happened in 1754?

Seven Years War

What happened in 1763?

Pontiac's Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763

What happened in 1765?

Stamp Act

What event occurred in 1773?

Boston Tea Party

What event occurred in 1775?

Battles of Lexington & Concord

What event occurred in 1776?

Declaration of Independence

What event occurred in 1778?

Alliance Between France & US

What event occurred in 1781?

Battle of Yorktown

What event occurred in 1783?

Treaty of Paris

What event occurred in 1786?

Shays Rebellion

What event occurred in 1787?

Constitutional Convention

What event occurred in 1789?

Washington's First Term Begins

What event occurred in 1791?

Bill of Rights Ratified

What event occurred in 1794?

Whiskey Rebellion

What event occurred in 1796?

Washington's Farewell Address

What event occurred in 1798?

Alien and Sedition Acts

What event occurred in 1800?

Jefferson is Elected President