APUSH UNIT TIMELINE

Unit 1: Early America

1492-1607

columbus to jamestown

Unit 2: America in the British Empire/Colonial era

1607-1754

jamestown to beginning of French and indian war

Unit 3: Revolution era

1754-1800

french and indian war to election of 1800 (jefferson vs aaron burr)

Unit 4: Early 19th Century

1800-1848

election of 1800 to seneca Falls convention ( start of women;s rights movement )

Unit 5: Civil War Era

1844-1877

James Polk (dem.) vs. Henry Clay (whig) election and texas annexation

Unit 6: Industrialization and Gilded Age

1865-1898

end of civil war to spanish-american war (spain gave us peurto rico, guam, and phillipines)

Unit 7: Conflict in the Early 20th Century

1890-1945

Sherman Anti-Trust Act and Wounded Knee Massacre (killing of NATIVES) to the end of WWII

Unit 8: Postwar Period and Cold War

1945-1980

end of WWII and Ronald Reagan (republican and wins) vs. Carter

Unit 9: Entering the 21st Century

1980-present

Reagan’s presidency to like 9/11 and obama