APUSH Important Dates to Know

A series of flashcards covering important dates and events in American history as noted in a lecture.

Columbian Exchange

The period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds starting in 1492.

Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in America founded in 1607.

First African slaves arrive in America

The arrival of the first African slaves in 1619 marked the beginning of slavery in British America.

Navigation Acts

A series of laws in the 1660s that regulated colonial trade and enabled England to collect taxes.

King Philip’s War

A conflict in 1675 between Native American inhabitants and English settlers in New England.

End of French & Indian War

The conclusion of the war in 1763 which resulted in British dominance in North America.

Declaration of Independence

The document signed in 1776 declaring the American colonies' independence from Great Britain.

U.S. Constitution

The foundational legal document of the United States adopted in 1789.

Louisiana Purchase

The acquisition of French territory in North America in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States.

Lowell Mills

Textile mills located in Lowell, Massachusetts, that began to open in 1811.

Missouri Compromise

A legislation passed in 1820 that addressed the balance between slave and free states.

Monroe Doctrine

A U.S. policy established in 1823 opposing European colonialism in the Americas.

Jacksonian Democracy

The political movement of the 1830s advocating for greater democracy for the common man.

Mexican War

The conflict that started in 1846 between the U.S. and Mexico.

Seneca Falls Convention

The first women's rights convention held in 1848.

Kansas–Nebraska Act

An 1854 law that allowed territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on the legality of slavery.

Civil War

The war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, primarily over issues of slavery and states' rights.

Reconstruction

The period from 1865 to 1877 following the Civil War, focused on rebuilding the South.

Transcontinental Railroad

A rail line completed in 1869 that connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States.

Gilded Age

The period in the 1880s characterized by rapid economic growth, especially in industrialization and urbanization.

Dawes Severalty Act

An 1887 law intended to assimilate Native Americans by allotting them individual plots of land.

End of the Populist Party

Marked in 1896 when the movement for agrarian reform began to decline.