Essential Dates in American History

1492

• Columbus Lands….Start of Columbian Exchange

1607

• Jamestown (start of English colonies in N. America)

1763

• End of 7 Years War…(start of rising tensions b/w Brit & Colonies)

1776

• Declaration of Independence

1787

• Constitution Written

1848

• End of Mex-Am War & Start of Major Sectionalism

1860

• Secession & Civil War Starts

1865

• Civil War Ends

1877

• End of Reconstruction…Jim Crow takes off

1898

• Spanish-American War…start of US imperialism

1901

• Progressive Era Starts (ish)

1929

• Start of Great Depression

1941

• Pearl Harbor & entrance to WWII

1945

• End of WWII & Start of Cold War

1989/1991

• Cold War Ends