APUSH Key Dates and Chronology Review

Comprehensive practice questions covering key dates and chronological sequences in American history from the colonial era through the current era.

What significant event occurred in $1607$?

Jamestown (Founding)

Which rebellion took place in Virginia in $1676$?

Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia

What major conflict ended in $1763$?

French and Indian War (End)

What is the chronology of events between $1763$ and $1776$ from earliest to latest?

1. Stamp Act, 2. Townshend Act, 3. Boston Massacre, 4. Tea Hetal Congress, 5. 1st Continental Congress, 6. Lexington and Concord

What major event defines the year $1776$?

Signing of Declaration of Indepentance

What occurred in $1789$ regarding the United States legal framework?

Ratification of the Constitution

Which political shift occurred in the year $1800$?

Thomas Jefferson gets election (fo)

What legislative agreement was reached in $1820$?

Missouri Compromise

What crisis occurred in $1832$?

Nullification Crisis

Identify two major events that occurred in $1848$.

Mexican American War and First Women's rights Conventur (Seneca fall)

What compromise was reached in $1850$?

Compromise 1850

What is the chronology of events between $1850$ and $1861$ from earliest to latest?

1. Kansas Nebraska Het, 2. Bleody Kansas, 3. Dred Scott, 4. John Brown's Raid, 5. Election of 1860

What event spanned the years $1861$ through $1865$?

Civil War

What was the significance of the Compromise of $1877$?

Ended Reconstruction

Which war occurred in $1898$?

Spanish American War

When did the U.S. get involved with WWI?

$1917$-$1918$

What economic crisis began in $1929$?

Great Depression

When was the U.S. involvement of WWII?

$1941$-$1945$

What era began in $1947$?

Beginning of Cold War

What alliance was formed in $1949$?

Nato Alliance

What war took place from $1950$ to $1953$?

Korean War

What major movement spanned from $1954$ to $1968$?

Ciul Rights movement

Which Cold War event happened in $1960$?

U2 Spy Plane Incident

Which two Cold War events are cited for the year $1961$?

Berlin Wall or Bay of Pigs

What Cold War crisis occurred in $1962$?

Cuban Missile Crisis

List four major events from the year $1968$ related to the Civil Rights and Vietnam eras.

1. MLK Assanation, 2. RFK Assanatun, 3. End of Cil Rights Movement, 4. Height of Vietnam War

What three events are associated with $1972$ regarding the Vietnam War, international relations, and domestic politics?

1. End of Vietnam War, 2. Dentente with Russia, 3. Richard Nixon (watergate)

What political event defined $1980$?

Election of Ronald Reagan

What occurred in $1989$ that symbolized the cooling of the Cold War?

Fall of Berlin Wall

What happened in $1991$ that ended the Cold War?

Soviet Union Collapse

What major event occurred in $2001$?

9/11 attack