Historical Events and Dates

Flashcards of important historical events and their dates.

Columbus

First arrived in the Americas in 1492.

Jamestown Founding

The first successful British colony founded in 1607.

French and Indian War

Began in 1754 and ended in 1763.

American Revolution

Began in 1775 and ended in 1783.

Declaration of Independence

Established in 1776.

Mexican-American War

Began in 1846 and ended in 1848.

Lincoln Elected

Lincoln was elected in 1860. Southern states began to secede.

Civil War

Began in 1861 and ended in 1865.

Reconstruction

Took place from 1865 to 1877. Post civil war

Gilded Age

Took place in the late 1800s.

Spanish-American War

Occurred in 1898.

Progressive Era

Took place from the 1890s to 1920.

World War I

Began in 1914 and ended in 1918. The U.S. entered in 1917.

Great Depression

Began in 1929.

World War II

Began in 1939 and ended in 1945. The U.S. entered in 1941.

Korean War

Began in 1950 and ended in 1953.

Brown v. Board of Education

The start of the Civil Rights Movement began in 1954.

Vietnam War

Began in 1964 and ended in 1973.

End of the Cold War

Ended in 1989/1991.