Historical Dates, Periods, and Terms

A collection of flashcards based on key historical dates, periods, and terms from the lecture notes.

End of Reconstruction

1877

Spanish American War

1898

US enters WWI

1917

Founding of Jamestown

1607

Mayflower Compact

1620

French & Indian War

1754-1763

Treaty of Paris

1783 (end of Revolution)

19th Amendment

1920

Constitutional Convention

1787

Louisiana Purchase

1803

War of 1812

1812-1814

Missouri Compromise

1820

Monroe Doctrine

1823

Mexican-American War

1846-48

Stock Market Crash

1929

Pearl Harbor

1941

Assassination of JFK

1963

Watergate

1974

Election of Reagan

1980

9/11

2001

Colonial Period

1607-1763

Great Awakening

1730s-1750s

Revolutionary Period

1763-1783

A New Nation

1787-1800

2nd Great Awakening

1800s-1840s

Market Revolution

1800-1850

Civil War

1861-1865

Reconstruction Period

1865-1877

Gilded Age

1870-1900

Progressive Era

1900-1920

Imperialism

1890s+

Great Depression

1929-1940

WWII

1941-1945

Cold War

1945-1989

Vietnam War

1955-1975

Civil Rights Movement

1950s & 1960s

Rise of Conservatism

1960s-1980s

Reagan Revolution

1980-2004

War on Terror

2001+

Antebellum

Before the Civil War.

Assimilate

To absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group.

Conformity

Behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards.

Consolidation

The unification of corporations by dissolution and creation of a new corporation.

Covenant

An agreement; a clause in a contract.