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APUSH Time Periods
1492-1898
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1492 | Columbus arrives in Americas |
| 1607 | Jamestown founded, begins British colonization of Americas |
| 1676 | Bacon's Rebellion, transition away from indentured servitude |
| 1732 | Georgia founded, ends British colonization of Americas |
| 1730s and 1740s | 1st Great Awakening begins, first unifying event for colonies |
| 1754 | French and Indian War begins, height of rivalry between dominance in Americas |
| 1763 | French and Indian War ends, British controls North America |
| 1776 | Declaration of Independence signed, colonies break from Britain |
| 1783 | Treaty of Paris signed, ends American Revolution |
| 1787 | Constitutional Convention meets in Philadelphia, writes framework of government that is still in use today |
| 1793 | Proclamation of Neutrality is issued, signals basic element in America's foreign policy for the next 150 years |
| 1800 | Thomas Jefferson is elected president, (democratic republican) |
| 1803 | Louisiana Purchase, doubles size of US |
| 1812 | War of 1812 begins , another war for independence against British |
| 1815 | War of 1812 ends |
| 1819 | Panic of 1819, first of many that happen ~20 years apart |
| 1820 | Missouri Compromise is signed, shows unity and willingness to agree between North and South |
| 1823 | Monroe Doctrine issued, another element of American foreign policy (control of western hemisphere) |
| 1828 | Election of Andrew Jackson, democratization of politics |
| 1830s | Peak of 2nd Great Awakening, sparked numerous social reform movements |
| 1844 | Election of James K. Polk, "Manifest Destiny" president |
| 1846 | Mexican American War begins, shows America's willingness to go to war over control of North America |
| 1848 1st event | Mexican American War ends, US acquires "Mexican Cession" (includes California) with Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo |
| 1848 2nd event | Seneca Falls Convention, beginning of women's rights movements in US |
| 1850 | Compromise of 1850 signed into law, shows North and South willingness to preserve the Union one last time |
| 1854 | Kansas-Nebraska Act passed, Republican Party was created due to outrage over the act and the events of "Bleeding Kansas" begin |
| 1861 | Civil War begins, sectional tensions between North and South have grown too strong |
| 1865 | Civil War end with Union victory, ends slavery, and "Reconstruction" begins |
| 1877 | Reconstruction ends, Redeemer Democrats take back control of South |
| 1890 | Sherman Antitrust Act signed into law, shows a new concern in American life- the growth of massive corporations |
| 1896 | Election between William McKinley (Republican) and William Jennings Bryan (Democrat/Populist), McKinley win- less restrictions on big business |
| 1898 | Spanish American War begins and ends, shows America's embrace of new foreign policy trend- imperialism |
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