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Top 40 dates and eras/ significant cases Flashcards

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1607

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Founding of Jamestown

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1492

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Columbus sailed the ocean blue

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1619

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House of burgesses established\ first Africans brought to colonies

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1620

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Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth

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1763

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Peace of Paris

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1775

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Lexington and concord

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1776

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Declaration of Independence signed

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1781

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Articles of confederation adopted

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1783

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Treaty of Paris ends revolutionary war

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1789

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Ratification of US constitution/ new government established

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1800

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Election of Thomas Jefferson/ transfer of power to new political party

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1803

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Louisiana purchase

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1815

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Treaty of Ghent

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1820

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Missouri compromise signed

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1823

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Monroe doctrine established

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1828

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Tariff of abomination passes

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1838

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Trail of tears

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1845

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Manifest destiny

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1848

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (gives. US Mexican session land)

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1854

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Republican Party formed in WI

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1860

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Lincoln elected/ South Carolina is first to secede

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1877

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Compromise of 1877 ends reconstruction

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1890

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Census bureau announces the end if frontier

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1896

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Plessey vs Ferguson seperate but equal

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1929

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Stock market crash marks beginning of Great Depression

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1941

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Pearl Harbor marks entry into WW2

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1944

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D day invasion of Europe by Allies begins

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1945

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Yalta conference, VE Day and VJ Day end WW2 in Europe and Japan

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1954

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Brown v Board reverses Plessey decision on segregation

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1957

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Sputnik launched, begins space race

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1963

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Assassination of John. F Kennedy

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1964

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Civil rights act, Tonkin gulf resolution

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1968

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Tet offensive in Vietnam, riots at democratic convention, assassinations of MLK & RFK

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1974

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resignation of Richard Nixon/ Watergate

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1979

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Establishment of formal relations with communist china

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1979-81

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Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days

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1989

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Fall of Berlin Wall

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1991

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Gulf War / collapse of USSR

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1998

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House approves 2 charges of impeachment against Clinton

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39
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1607-1776

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Colonial period

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40
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1725-1750

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1st great awakening

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41
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1754-1763

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F+I war

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42
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1776-1783

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Revolutionary war

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43
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1781-87

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Critical period (articles of confederation to constitution)

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1789-1800

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Constitution and the new republic

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45
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1812-1815

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War of 1812- second war for independence

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46
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1815-1824

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Era of good feelings

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1824-1840

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Age of Jackson: the common man A) Jacksonian democracy B) second great awakening C) era of reform

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48
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1845

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Era of manifest destiny begins and 1845-1848 war with Mexico

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49
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1789-1861

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Antebellum period

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50
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1861-1865

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American civil war

51
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1864-1877

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Reconstruction period in American south

52
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1865-1900

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Gilded age in America

53
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1898

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Spanish American war/ treaty of Paris gives US Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico

54
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1900-1917

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Progressive era

55
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1914-18

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WW1

56
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1929-40

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Great Depression

57
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1939-45

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WW2

58
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1945-89

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Cold War era

59
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1950-53

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Korean conflict

60
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1965-73

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Direct involvement by United States in Vietnam

61
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1588

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Defeat of the Spanish Armada

62
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1980-09

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Conservative political swing in America

63
Q

Columbus sailed the ocean blue

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1492

64
Q

Founding of Jamestown

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1607

65
Q

House of burgesses established\ first Africans brought to colonies

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1619

66
Q

Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth

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1620

67
Q

Peace of Paris

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1763

68
Q

Lexington and concord

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1775

69
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Declaration of Independence signed

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1776

70
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Articles of confederation adopted

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1781

71
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Treaty of Paris ends revolutionary war

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1783

72
Q

Ratification of US constitution/ new government established

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1789

73
Q

Election of Thomas Jefferson/ transfer of power to new political party

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1800

74
Q

Louisiana purchase

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1803

75
Q

Treaty of Ghent

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1815

76
Q

Missouri compromise signed

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1820

77
Q

Monroe doctrine established

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1823

78
Q

Tariff of abomination passes

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1828

79
Q

Trail of tears

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1838

80
Q

Manifest destiny

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1845

81
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (gives. US Mexican session land)

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1848

82
Q

Republican Party formed in WI

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1854

83
Q

Lincoln elected/ South Carolina is first to secede

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1860

84
Q

Compromise of 1877 ends reconstruction

A

1877

85
Q

Census bureau announces the end if frontier

A

1890

86
Q

Plessey vs Ferguson seperate but equal

A

1896

87
Q

Stock market crash marks beginning of Great Depression

A

1929

88
Q

Pearl Harbor marks entry into WW2

A

1941

89
Q

D day invasion of Europe by Allies begins

A

1944

90
Q

Yalta conference, VE Day and VJ Day end WW2 in Europe and Japan

A

1945

91
Q

Brown v Board reverses Plessey decision on segregation

A

1954

92
Q

Sputnik launched, begins space race

A

1957

93
Q

Assassination of John. F Kennedy

A

1963

94
Q

Civil rights act, Tonkin gulf resolution

A

1964

95
Q

Tet offensive in Vietnam, riots at democratic convention, assassinations of MLK & RFK

A

1968

96
Q

resignation of Richard Nixon/ Watergate

A

1974

97
Q

Establishment of formal relations with communist china

A

1979

98
Q

Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days

A

1979-81

99
Q

Fall of Berlin Wall

A

1989

100
Q

Gulf War / collapse of USSR

A

1991

101
Q

House approves 2 charges of impeachment against Clinton

A

1998

102
Q

Colonial period

A

1607-1776

103
Q

1st great awakening

A

1725-1750

104
Q

F+I war

A

1754-1763

105
Q

Revolutionary war

A

1776-1783

106
Q

Critical period (articles of confederation to constitution)

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1781-87

107
Q

Constitution and the new republic

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1789-1800

108
Q

War of 1812- second war for independence

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1812-1815

109
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Era of good feelings

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1815-1824

110
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Age of Jackson: the common man A) Jacksonian democracy B) second great awakening C) era of reform

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1824-1840

111
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Era of manifest destiny begins and 1845-1848 war with Mexico

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1845

112
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Antebellum period

A

1789-1861

113
Q

American civil war

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1861-1865

114
Q

Reconstruction period in American south

A

1864-1877

115
Q

Gilded age in America

A

1865-1900

116
Q

Spanish American war/ treaty of Paris gives US Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico

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1898

117
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Progressive era

A

1900-1917

118
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WW1

A

1914-18

119
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Great Depression

A

1929-40

120
Q

WW2

A

1939-45

121
Q

Cold War era

A

1945-89

122
Q

Korean conflict

A

1950-53

123
Q

Direct involvement by United States in Vietnam

A

1965-73

124
Q

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

A

1588

125
Q

Conservative political swing in America

A

1980-09

126
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