Important Dates in US History

Flashcards covering important dates in US History.

Christopher Columbus lands

1492

Jamestown

1607

start of French & Indian War

1754

end of French and Indian War

1763

Declaration of Independence

1776

US Constitution

1787

when the british and americans fought for westward expansion, navy rights, and trade restrictions

War of 1812

end of Mexican-American War

1848

Civil War begins

1860

Battle of Antietam - bloodiest day in American history

1862

Battle of Gettysburg - bloodiest war in American history

1863

Civil War ends

1865

14th amendment - citizenship

1868

15th Amendment - gave voting rights to African Americans

1870

end of Reconstruction

1877

Spanish-American War

1898

Progressive Era starts

1901

US enters WWI

1917

19th Amendment - women’s suffrage

1920

Great Depression/stock market crash

1929

Pearl Harbor

1941

End of WWII and start of Cold War

1945

March on Washington - MLK

1963

end of Vietnam War

1973

Berlin Wall falls

1989

9/11 Attacks

2001