Dates Quiz: APUSH 1492-2008

All the Important Dates to Know for APUSH. These will be split into different parts based on each dates Quiz.

PART 1:

1492 - Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue

Significance: Columbus discovers the Americas and begins the Columbian Exchange

1565 - Founding of St. Augustine

The oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the United States

-First permanent Spanish settlement in the Americas

1607 - Jamestown

Establishment of the first permanent English Colony

1620 - Mayflower Compact: Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

Marked one of the first attempts at colonial self-rule and demonstrated a commitment to democratic principle

1661 - Barbados Slave Code

Legalized Slavery:

-used to dehumanize slaves as chattel

1676 - Bacon’s Rebellion

Marked the transition from indentured servitude to slavery

1740-1749 - The First Great Awakening (Height of the Great Awakening)

-Jonathan Edwards: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

-George Whitefield: First American Rockstar

-First time people hear that God judges equally

1744-1763 - 7 Years War/French and Indian War

Establishes British dominance over North America

7-4-1776 - The Declaration of Independence

The list of grievances served as justification for breaking ties with England

1783 - Treaty of Paris

Establishes American Sovereignty

-Establishes the country of the United States

1786 - Shays’s Rebellion

Highlights the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

1789 - Ratification of the U.S. Constitution

The Great Compromise

-fixed problems with the Articles of Confederation and established a bicameral legislature

1791 - Ratification of The Bill of Rights

The First Ten Amendments

PART 2:

1803 - The Louisiana Purchase and Marbury v Madison

a) Doubles the size of the United States fro $15 million

b) Establishes Judicial Review