APUSH Key Dates

APUSH Key Dates

1492

  • Columbus lands, beginning the Columbian Exchange.

1607

  • Jamestown founded, marking the start of English colonies in North America.

1754

  • Start of the French and Indian War.

1763

  • End of the Seven Years' War, increasing tensions between Britain and its colonies.

1776

  • Declaration of Independence.

1787

  • The Constitution is written.

1848

  • End of the Mexican-American War and the start of major sectionalism.

1860

  • Secession and the start of the Civil War.

1865

  • End of the Civil War.

1877

  • End of Reconstruction; Jim Crow laws emerge.

1898

  • Spanish-American War begins, marking the start of US imperialism.

1901

  • Start of the Progressive Era.

1917

  • The United States enters World War I.

1929

  • Start of the Great Depression.

1941

  • Pearl Harbor attack; the US enters World War II.

1945

  • End of World War II and the start of the Cold War.

1989/1991

  • End of the Cold War.