APUSH Timeline (copy)

1754 to 1763

Fought between the British and the French, it ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. (French and Indian War)

1492

Columbus' arrival in the New World; marked the beginning of significant flows of trade between the Old World and the New World, stimulating growth and increasing food production. (Columbus Arrives in New World)

1587

Reference to the Roanoke Island settlement established in 1587 that mysteriously disappeared. (Roanoke Island disappears)

1607

Founded, it marked the beginning of permanent English settlement in North America. (Jamestown Founded)

1649

Passed, it granted religious freedom to Christians in Maryland, significant for religious tolerance. (Maryland Toleration Act)

1763

Issued, forbidding colonial settlement past the Appalachian Mountains, angering colonists. (Proclamation of 1763)

1773

A protest against tea taxation, leading to British Intolerable Acts. (Boston Tea Party)

1776

Adopted, it articulated the principle of individual liberty and government’s responsibility to serve the people. (Declaration of Independence)

1778

Negotiated by Ben Franklin, it secured French support for the colonists during the Revolutionary War. (Alliance with France)

1787

Held, resulting in the Great Compromise and the 3/5ths Compromise. (Constitutional Convention)

1783

Signed, it ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence. (Treaty of Paris)

1823

Announced, it established a policy of mutual non-interference and America's right to intervene in its hemisphere. (Monroe Doctrine)

1830

Passed, it led to the forced removal of Native Americans from their homelands. (Indian Removal Act)

1857

A landmark Supreme Court case that stated African Americans could not be American citizens. (Dred Scott Decision)

1861

Fought over issues including states' rights and slavery. (Civil War)

1862

Fought over issues including states' rights and slavery. (Civil War)

1863

Issued, it declared the freedom of all enslaved people in Confederate states. (Emancipation Proclamation)

1864

Fought over issues including states' rights and slavery. (Civil War)

1865

Fought over issues including states' rights and slavery. (Civil War)