APUSH Important dates and events

1492

The year Christopher Columbus lands into the new world marking the beginning of the Age of Exploration and European colonization.

1607

The year the Jamestown settlement was established, marking the first permanent English settlement in North America.

1763

The year the Treaty of Paris was signed and marked the end of the French and Indian War, leading to British dominance in North America. This also led to rising tensions between the British and the colonies

1776

The year the Declaration of Independence was adopted, proclaiming the Thirteen Colonies' separation from Great Britain and asserting their right to self-governance.

1787

The year the Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia, resulting in the creation of the United States Constitution, which established the framework of the federal government.

1800

The year Thomas Jefferson was elected President, marking the first peaceful transfer of power between political parties in the United States. Or also known as the revolution of 1800

1848

Seneca Falls convention, end of mexican-American War, and the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Start of major sectionalism

1860

The year Abraham Lincoln was elected President, which intensified sectional tensions and set the stage for the Civil War.

1865

The year the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate Army. It also marks the passage of the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the United States.

1877

The year of the Compromise of 1877, which ended Reconstruction and resulted in the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively allowing for the rise of Jim Crow laws.

1898

The year the Spanish-American War began, leading to the United States gaining territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Imperialism

1901

Progressive Era began with the assassination of President McKinley, leading to Theodore Roosevelt's presidency and significant social reforms.

1929

Black Tuesday marked the start of the Great Depression

1941

The year Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, prompting the United States to enter World War II.

1945

The year World War II ended with the surrender of Germany in May and Japan in September.

1989-1991

The period during which the Cold War effectively ended, marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.