Turning points for APUSH

The end of French – Indian war in the proclamation line

1763. The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian war. Britain won, but was in need of money the American Revolution then started.

The importance of the declaration of independence

1776. The declaration of independence was the first time that a colony had asserted independence from the mother country. The document states separation on the grounds of violation of the colonist, and that all men are created equal.

Ratification of the constitution

1789 rather than the state dominated articles of confederation the constitution created a firm foundation for the growth and development of the United States

Revolution of 1800

1800. Democratic Republicans won presidency and control of Congress. The nation went from business oriented, aristocratic federalist to more democratic party of Jefferson without violence.

Louisiana purchase in the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v Maddison

1803 gaining Louisiana gave the United States control. The Mississippi river doubled the size of our country. The marbury case raised the Supreme Court to a position of equality with the president and Congress.

The treaty of Ghent

1814, ended the war in 1812. Increased nationalism, strengthening, isolation, keeping the US out of foreign affairs, disappearance of the federalist party

The treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo

1848, and the Mexican war, which gave the United States most of Mexican cessions. Taking control of this territory revived slavery issues was played an important role in the Civil War. This treaty created resentment of the United States among Latin American countries.

Outbreak of the civil war

1861, The outbreak of the Civil War ended any chance to settle the slavery issue peacefully. By dividing the union, it also threatened to destroy the credibility of government under the constitution

End of the Civil War in the death of Lincoln

1865, major consequences is occurred. Lincoln had pledged a lenient piece when the war ended. Republicans wanted to secure their own programs in African-American political support before agreeing to southern readmission. tensions between the north and south increased rather than decreasing

End of reconstruction

1877, Hayes won in 1876. He withdrawal the last remaining troops from the former confederacy. The end of reconstruction left the new Freedmen at the mercy of vengeful Southerners.

Outbreak of World War I

1914, brought to an and almost a century of peace on the continent. President Wilson focused on his attention on foreign affairs and peace rather than steps to progressive reforms

The treaty of Versailles

1919, based on Wilson’s fourteen points. Included plans for the league of nations the United States never joined, returned to relative isolation

The stock market crash

1929, Brighton and too long period of successful American businesses and started the worst depression in American history. Franklin Roosevelt introduced a welfare state with government more responsibility for interest of a variety of less fortunate groups in American society.

Pearl Harbor

1941, brought the United States into the worst war in history

End of World War II

1945, Led to the atomic age, the creation of the United Nations, the Cold War and colonialism started to end

United States first involvement in the Vietnam war and historic Supreme Court decision

1954, The Supreme Court decision overturned the 1896 “separate but equal” and started to change American treatment for African-Americans

Greensboro, North Carolina

1960, The verse sentence in North Carolina new activism for African-Americans and protest against segregation. John F. Kennedy had a close election. new support for civilized legislation within federal executive branch.

Civil rights act

1964, A passage outlawed, discriminatory practices and hiring voting and education, outlawed, segregation, and public acommendations

Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F Kennedy assassination

1968, Brought civil rights movement of the 1960s to an end

Paris peace agreement

1973, Marked the end of the longest war in American history. Americans realized they won’t always be able to solve problems. Congress limited presidential options and war powers resolution so they wouldn’t be drawn into another undeclared war.

Fall of Soviet Union

1989, The dismantling of the Berlin wall, election of solidarity in Poland, In the fall of the Eastern, European economies and Hungary, east, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania signaled the impeding collapse of the former Soviet Union and ushered in a new era in United States, diplomatic relations

Republican landslide

1994, Give the party, his first control of both houses of Congress for years. The public Satisfaction wanted to return of significant authority to state governments.