AP U.S HISTORY KEY DATES

1491

Before Christopher Columbus

1492

Spain sponsored the voyage of Christopher Columbus, beginning the Columbia exchange.

1607

Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was founded.

1754

The French and Indian War(Seven Years war) between Europeans began.

1776

American Colonist declared independence from Great Britain.

1800

The "Revolution of 1800" occurred with the peaceful transition of power from the Federalist Party to the Democratic-Republican Party.

1844

The United States annexed Texas, allowing the expansion of slavery.

1848

Advocates of women's rights gathered at Seneca Falls, writing the Declaration of Sentiments.

1865

The Civil War ended.

1877

Reconstruction ended.

1890

The Census Bureau determined that the frontier was closed.

1898

The Spanish-American War began, marking the growing international power of the United States.

1929

The Great Depression began, leading to FDR's New Deal in response.

1945

World War Il ended after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan.

1980

The election of Ronald Reagan as president signaled a resurgence of conservatism.

2001

The United States responded to terrorist attacks with the War on Terror.