AP Dates to Know

Question 1

1491

Answer 1

Pre-columbian contact/ Native tribes

Question 2

1492

Answer 2

Columbus’ arrival

Question 3

1607

Answer 3

British settlement of Jamestown, VA

Question 4

1619- Importation of slaves begins

Answer 4

Importation of slaves begins

Question 5

1620-

Answer 5

Mayflower compact/ founding of plymouth colony

Question 6

1660

Answer 6

Navigation acts (1651-17t ∓ 18th centuries/ mercantalism)

Question 7

1676

Answer 7

Bacon’s rebellion/ shift away from indentured servants

Question 8

1680

Answer 8

Pope’s rebellion/ pueblo revolt

Question 9

1730s/1740s

Answer 9

First Great Awakening

Question 10

1754-1763

Answer 10

French & Indian War / Europe’s Seven Years’ War (1756-1763)

Question 11

1763

Answer 11

Proclamation Line / Treaty of Paris of 1763 / end of salutary neglect

Question 12

1776

Answer 12

Declaration of Independence / Common Sense / Enlightenment

Question 13

1775-1783

Answer 13

American Revolutionary War / Treaty of Paris of 1783

Question 14

1781-1789

Answer 14

Articles of Confederation

Question 15

1786-1787

Answer 15

Shays’ Rebellion

Question 16

1787

Answer 16

Constitutional Convention in Philly / The Great Compromise / 3/5ths

Question 17

1789

Answer 17

1st U.S. President Washington (1788-1796)

Question 18

1791

Answer 18

Bill of Rights ratified / Madison “Father of the Constitution”

Question 19

1794

Answer 19

Whiskey Rebellion

Question 20

1800- Revolution of 1800 / Jefferson / 1 st peaceful transfer of power

Question 21

1803- Louisiana Purchase

Answer 21

1803- Marbury v. Madison (judicial review)
1807- Embargo Act (Jefferson)
1812-1815- War of 1812 / Treaty of Ghent
1816- 1 st Protective Tariff / Henry Clay’s American System
1819- Panic of 1819
1820- Missouri Compromise of 1820 (Henry Clay)
1823- Monroe Doctrine (John Quincy Adams)
1828/1832- Nullification crisis over tariffs / Tariff of Abominations (Calhoun)
1833- Tariff Compromise of 1833
1837- Panic of 1837 (Jackson’s BUS war)
1845- Annexation of Texas
1846-1848- Mexican-American War / Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Polk)
1848- Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention
1848 & 1849- California Gold Rush
1850- Compromise of 1850 (Henry Clay)
1854- Kansas-Nebraska Act (Stephen Douglas/popular sovereignty)
1857- Dred Scott decision (blacks are not citizens)
1857- Panic of 1857

Question 22

1803

Answer 22

Marbury v. Madison (judicial review)

Question 23

1807

Answer 23

Embargo Act (Jefferson)

Question 24

1812-1815

Answer 24

War of 1812 / Treaty of Ghent

Question 25

1816

Answer 25

1 st Protective Tariff / Henry Clay’s American System

Question 26

1819

Answer 26

Panic of 1819

Question 27

1820-

Answer 27

Missouri Compromise of 1820 (Henry Clay)

Question 28

1823-

Answer 28

Monroe Doctrine (John Quincy Adams)

Question 29

1828/1832

Answer 29

Nullification crisis over tariffs / Tariff of Abominations (Calhoun)

Question 30

1833

Answer 30

Tariff Compromise of 1833

Question 31

1837

Answer 31

Panic of 1837 (Jackson’s BUS war)

Question 32

1845

Answer 32

Annexation of Texas

Question 33

1846-1848

Answer 33

Mexican-American War / Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Polk)

Question 34

1848

Answer 34

Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention

Question 35

1848 & 1849

Answer 35

California Gold Rush

Question 36

1850

Answer 36

Compromise of 1850 (Henry Clay)

Question 37

1854

Answer 37

Kansas-Nebraska Act (Stephen Douglas/popular sovereignty)

Question 38

1857

Answer 38

Dred Scott decision (blacks are not citizens)

Question 39

1857

Answer 39

Panic of 1857