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APUSH Terms
| Term | Year |
|---|---|
| 1492 (Colonial Era 1491-1754) | Columbus' Arrival (Beginning of Columbian Exchange) |
| 1607 (Colonial Era 1491-1754) | Foundation of Jamestown (First permanent English settlement) |
| 1619 (Colonial Era 1491-1754) | First enslaved Africans arrive in Virginia; House of Burgesses formed |
| 1676 (Colonial Era 1491-1754) | Bacon's Rebellion (Shift from indentured servitude to racial slavery) |
| 1730's-1740's (Colonial Era 1491-1754) | First Great Awakening (Religious revival/unity) |
| 1754-1763 (Revolution and New Republic 1754-1800) | Seven Year's War (End of Salutary Neglect) |
| 1776 (Revolution and New Republic 1754-1800) | Declaration of Independence |
| 1783 (Revolution and New Republic 1754-1800) | Treaty of Paris (American Revolution ends) |
| 1787 (Revolution and New Republic 1754-1800) | Constitutional Convention (Replacing Articles of Confederation with the Constitution) |
| 1800 (Revolution and New Republic 1754-1800) | "Revolution of 1800" (First peaceful transfer of party power) |
| 1803 (Expansion and Reform 1754-1800) | Louisiana Purchase (Credit to Thomas Jefferson) |
| 1820 (Expansion and Reform 1754-1800) | Missouri Compromise (First major slavery "band-aid") |
| 1823 (Expansion and Reform 1754-1800) | Monroe Doctrine (No new colonization of Americas by Europe) |
| 1848 (Expansion and Reform 1754-1800) | Seneca Falls Convention (Woman's Rights) and Treat of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Ended Mexican-American war and Mexico Cession) |
| 1850 (Civil War and Reconstruction 1844-1877) | Compromise of 1850 (Fugitive Slave Act) |
| 1860 (Civil War and Reconstruction 1844-1877) | Election of Abraham Lincoln (Triggered secession) |
| 1863 (Civil War and Reconstruction 1844-1877) | Emancipation Proclamation (Shifted war aim to ending slavery) |
| 1865-1877 (Civil War and Reconstruction 1844-1877) | Reconstruction Era |
| 1877 (Civil War and Reconstruction 1844-1877) | Compromise of 1877 (End of Reconstruction) |
| 1869 (The Gilded Age 1865-1898) | Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad |
| 1890 (The Gilded Age 1865-1898) | Sherman Antitrust Act (hurt monopolies), closing of the Frontier and Wounded Knee Massacre (end of 'Indian Wars') |
| 1896 (The Gilded Age 1865-1898) | Plessy v. Ferguson ("Separate but equal") |
| 1898 (World Wars and Depression 1890-1945) | Spanish-American War (US becomes an imperial power) |
| 1917 (World Wars and Depression 1890-1945) | US entered WW1 |
| 1920 (World Wars and Depression 1890-1945) | 19th Amendment (Women's suffrage) |
| 1929 (World Wars and Depression 1890-1945) | Stock Market Crash (Start of Great Depression) |
| 1941 (World Wars and Depression 1890-1945) | Attack on Pearl Harbor (US enters WW2) |
| 1945 (World Wars and Depression 1890-1945) | Atomic bombs dropped; End of WW2 |
| 1947 (Cold War and Civil Rights 1945-1980) | Truman Doctrine (Containment begins) |
| 1954 (Cold War and Civil Rights 1945-1980) | Brown v. Board of Education (End of legal segregation) |
| 1964 (Cold War and Civil Rights 1945-1980) | Civil Rights Act |
| 1968 (Cold War and Civil Rights 1945-1980) | Tet Offensive; Assassination of MLK and RFK |
| 1973 (Cold War and Civil Rights 1945-1980) | US withdraws from Vietnam |
| 1980 (Modern Era 1980-Present) | Election of Ronald Reagan |
| 1991 (Modern Era 1980-Present) | End of the Cold War / Persian Gulf War |
| 2001 (Modern Era 1980-Present) | 9/11 Terrorist Attacks |
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