APUSH dates

1492

Christopher Columbus' first voyage to new world

1588

Defeat of Spanish armada my England

1607

English settlement begins with founding of Jamestown

1620

Pilgrims arrive in Plymoth in New England

1763

Peace of Paris ends French & Indian war

Proclamation Line

1776

Declaration of American Independence

1781-1787

Critical Period (Articles if confederation)

1989

End of the Cold War

Fall of the Berlin Wall

Political changes in Eastern Europe

1789

Ratification of Constitution

New Government established

1800

Election of Thomas Jefferson

Transfer of power to new political party

1803

Jefferson buys Louisiana from France

1828

Election of Andrew Jackson

1838

Trail of tears (Cherokee Indian Removal)

1845

"Manifest Destiny" Reaches its peak

1850

Compromise delays Civil War for 10 years

1860

Election of Abraham Lincoln

Beginning of southern succession

1861-1865

American Civil War

1864-1877

Reconstruction period in American south

1890

Census Bureau declares end of the frontier

1896

Election of Mckinley

End of the Populist Movement

1898

Spanish-American War

1898-1917

Progressive Era

1914-1918

World War 1

1929

Stock Market Crash marks beginning of Great Depression

1932

Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

1941

Pearl Harbor/ U.S enters World War 2

1945

Yalta Conference

V-E Day and V-J day end World War 2

1947

Truman Doctrine

1950-1953

Korean Conflict

1957

Sputnik

1963

Assassination of J.F.K

1964

Civil Rights Movement

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

1964-1973

Direct involvement by U.S in Vietnam

1968

Tet Offensive

Anti War Demonstrations

Riots at Democratic conventions

Assassination of M.L.K and R.F.K

1974

Richard Nixon resignation

Watergate

1979

Establishment of former relations with China

1979-1981

Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days

1980

Ronald Reagan election marks conservative political swing

1991

Gulf War

2000

Bush vs. Gore supreme court decision

1815

Era of Good Feelings