APUSH Important Events 1492-2001

APUSH timeline review flashcards

What year did Columbus arrive in America, marking the beginning of the Columbian Exchange?

1492

What was the primary significance of England's defeat of the Spanish Armada?

England becomes a superpower and begins colonization soon after.

What crop saved the Jamestown colony from extinction?

Tobacco

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

Established government in Plymouth, power not from God but from the governed.

Which colony was established by Roger Williams based on the principle of free religion?

Rhode Island

What was the period of Salutary Neglect?

1650-1750, when Britain was hands-off on American colonies, giving America autonomy

What event led to the creation of Black Codes?

Bacon’s Rebellion

What led to the witch hysteria during the Salem Witch Trials?

Unrest in religion, politics, and gender

What was the message of Jonathan Edwards during the Great Awakening?

Hell and predestination

Which Enlightenment figure influenced the idea of natural rights?

John Locke

What was the Albany Plan?

Inter-colonial government plans for defense, not accepted

What did the Proclamation of 1763 forbid?

Colonial settlement past Appalachian Mountains

What was the main point of contention regarding taxation between the colonists and Britain?

"No taxation without representation"

What was the purpose of the Townshend Act?

Taxed goods imported from Britain and paid for government officials’ salaries.

What was the significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

First battle and American colonists held off British

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

America's last attempt to avoid armed conflict, wanting reconciliation with Britain

What was the main argument in Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'?

"Why should an island rule a continent?"

What battle brought the French into the war on the side of the colonists?

Battle of Saratoga

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Lacked ability to tax, declare war, form a military

What was the Great Compromise?

Bicameral; House of Representatives - representation according to population; Senate - equal, 2 per state

What was established through Marbury v. Madison?

Judicial Review

What did the Missouri Compromise establish?

Missouri = slave state; Maine = free state; 36o30’; slavery is below that

What was the result of the Mexican-American War?

Mexican cession, $15 million for CA, AZ, NV, CO, UT, NM

What were the key components of the Compromise of 1850?

CA= state; stronger fugitive slave law; UT & WM territory; popular sovereignty will decide; abolished slave trade in DC

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Repealed Missouri compromise; championed popular sovereignty; ends Whig party; Republican party emerges; leads to increased sectionalism

What event officially started the Civil War?

Fort Sumter

What are the key points of Johnson's Reconstruction Plan?

Kind of a combo of 10% Plan + Wade-Davis Bill

What did the Compromise of 1877 entail?

Hayes = President; military reconstruction ends in South

What was the purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?

Attempt to regulate monopolies and promote fair competition, but was weak initially

What territories did the U.S. acquire from Spain in the Spanish-American War?

Cuba & Philippines

What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

Big Stick Policy; America not involved in Europe; involved in western hemisphere

What event led to America declaring war on Germany in 1917?

Zimmerman telegram

What were the main ideas discussed Wilson's 14 Points?

League of Nations

Which Amendment enacted Prohibition

18th Amendment

What were the main goals of FDR's New Deal?

Relief, Recovery, Reform

What event prompted the U.S. to enter World War II?

Pearl Harbor attack

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

Financial support of anti-Communist nations for containment of Communism

What event is associated with Joseph McCarthy?

McCarthyism; names of Communists in American government

What was the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court case?

Desegregation of schools

What event almost lead to war between the USA and the USSR?

Cuban missle crisis

What was the goal of the Vietnam Gulf of Tonkin resolution?

An excuse for war

What event caused Nixons Ressignation

Watergate scandal

What US president was elected amidst countroversy

George W. Bush

Which event occured on September 11, 2001

Terrorist attacks

What did the Patriot Act do?

Civil surveillance