APUSH IMPORTANT DATES

1492

End of Pre-Columbian Era; European contact begins.

1607

Establishment of Jamestown, first permanent English colony.

1619

First enslaved Africans arrive in Virginia.

1680

Pueblo Revolt against Spanish colonial rule.

1730s-1740s

First Great Awakening, religious revival movement.

1754

Seven Years War, known as French and Indian War.

1776

Declaration of Independence formally adopted.

1783

Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolution.

1787

U.S. Constitution written during Constitutional Convention.

1793

Cotton Gin invented, revitalizing slavery in the South.

1800

jefferson elected; Revolution of 1800

1803

Louisiana Purchase doubles U.S. territory.

1812

Second War of Independence, known as War of 1812.

1820

Missouri Compromise addresses slavery in new states.

1823

Monroe Doctrine establishes U.S. foreign policy.

1845-1848

Mexican American War expands U.S. territory.

1848

Seneca Falls Convention advocates for women's rights.

1860

Election of Lincoln triggers Southern secession.

1862

Homestead Act promotes westward expansion.

1865

Civil War ends; Lincoln assassinated shortly after.

1869

Transcontinental Railroad completed, connecting East and West.

1877

Hayes-Tilden Affair ends Reconstruction era.

1887

Dawes Severalty Act aims to assimilate Native Americans.

1894

Pullman Strike highlights labor unrest.

1896

Plessy v. Ferguson establishes 'separate but equal' doctrine.

1898

Spanish American War leads to U.S. annexation of Hawaii.

1909

NAACP founded to advance civil rights.

1917

U.S. enters World War I.

1919

19th Amendment drafted, granting women the right to vote.

1925

Scopes Monkey Trial tests limits of teaching evolution.

1933

FDR declares Bank Holiday to stabilize economy.

1941

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th.

1945

Atomic bombs dropped on Japan, ending WWII.

1950

Korean War begins, marking Cold War conflict.

1954

Brown v. Board of Education declares school segregation unconstitutional.

1962

Cuban Missile Crisis heightens Cold War tensions.

1964

Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on race.

1968

Tet Offensive and assassinations shake U.S. politics.

1969

Stonewall Riots spark LGBTQ+ rights movement.

1975

Nixon resigns amid Watergate scandal.

1979

Iran Hostage Crisis challenges U.S. foreign policy.

1980

Reagan elected, signaling rise of conservatism.

1991

Fall of the USSR; First Gulf War begins.

1994

NAFTA signed, promoting trade between U.S., Canada, Mexico.

2001

9-11 attacks lead to significant security changes.

2008

Obama elected as first African American president.