APUSH Period 1-5 Timeline Review

Key events in American History from 1491-1877

1492

Columbus 'discovered' the New World

1588

St. Augustine: First Spanish settlement in North America

1607

Jamestown: First English colony in North America

1608

Quebec: French colony in North America

1676

Bacon’s Rebellion: Uprising reflecting colonial tensions

1680

Pueblo Revolt: Uprising against Spanish colonizers

1730-50s

Great Awakening: Religious revival in the American colonies

1754-1763

French & Indian War: War between Britain and France in North America

1763

Proclamation of 1763: British declaration limiting colonial expansion

1775

Lexington and Concord: First battles of the American Revolution

1776

Declaration of Independence: Declared the colonies independent from Britain / Common Sense: Pamphlet by Thomas Paine advocating for American independence

1777

Battle of Saratoga: Turning point in the American Revolution

1783

Treaty of Paris: Formally ended the American Revolution

1787

Constitutional Convention: Meeting to draft the U.S. Constitution

1789

Bill of Rights: First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution

1790s

Federalist vs. Democratic Republicans: The first political party system in the US

1803

Louisiana Purchase: The US acquired a large territory from France

1812-1814

War of 1812: War between the United States and Great Britain

1814-1824

Era of Good Feelings: A period of national unity and optimism in the US after the War of 1812

1820

Missouri Compromise: Agreement regulating slavery in western territories

1823

Monroe Doctrine: US policy opposing European interference in the Americas

1828-1836

Andrew Jackson: President during the Age of Common Man & Age of Reform

1833

Nullification Crisis: Confrontation over tariffs and states' rights

1838-39

Trail of Tears: Forced removal of Cherokee Native Americans

1845-1849

Manifest Destiny: Belief in the expansion of the US throughout the American continents

1846-1848

Mexican American War: War between the United States and Mexico

1848

Seneca Falls Convention: First Women's Rights Convention

1850

Compromise of 1850 / Fugitive Slave Act: Law that provided for the return of escaped slaves to their owners

1854

Kansas Nebraska Act: Law that allowed popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska

1857

Dred Scott Decision: Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens and could not sue in federal court

1861-1865

Civil War: War between the United States and the Confederate States of America

1863

Emancipation Proclamation: Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate territories

Post 1865

Reconstruction: The period after the Civil War during which the United States rebuilt