Important Dates in US History

Flashcards of important dates and events in US History

1492

Columbus's first voyage to the New World

1607

Founding of Jamestown Colony

1619

Arrival of the first slaves in the English colonies

1620

Plymouth Colony and the Mayflower Compact

1630

Founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

1754-1763

Seven Years' War/French and Indian War

1775-1783

Revolutionary War

1789

Implementation of the Constitution; Washington's inauguration

1800

Thomas Jefferson's election and the peaceful transition of power

1824

The 'Corrupt Bargain' election and (1823) the Monroe Doctrine

1846-1848

Mexican-American War

1861-1865

Civil War

1865-1877

Reconstruction Era

1869

Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

1890

Sherman Anti-Trust Act & Battle of Wounded Knee

1898

Spanish-American War

1917-1918

US Involvement in World War I

1929

Stock Market Crash - Black Tuesday

1941-1945

US involvement in World War II

1945-1991

Cold War

1965-1973

Vietnam War

1964

Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act

2001-2021

War on Tariffs