APUSH 1862-1920 Flashcards
to memorize years (20 cards)
What year was the Battle of Gettysburg and the Emancipation Proclamation?
1863 – Gettysburg was a Civil War turning point; the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
When were the Reconstruction Acts passed?
1867 – Laws to rebuild and readmit Southern states after the Civil War.
When did the U.S. purchase Alaska from Russia?
1867 – Called ‘Seward’s Folly’ but later proved valuable.
What year was the Compromise of 1877?
1877 – Ended Reconstruction and resolved the 1876 election.
When was the Battle of Little Bighorn?
1876 – Native Americans defeated Custer’s troops.
When did the Haymarket Square Riot happen?
1886 – A labor protest in Chicago that turned violent.
What year was the Dawes Act passed?
1887 – Divided Native American land to push assimilation.
When was the Interstate Commerce Act passed?
1887 – Regulated railroads and set precedent for federal regulation.
When did the Wounded Knee Massacre occur?
1890 – U.S. troops killed hundreds of Native Americans.
When was the Sherman Antitrust Act passed?
1890 – First federal law against monopolies.
What year did the Pullman Strike occur?
1894 – A major nationwide railroad strike.
When was the ‘Cross of Gold’ speech given?
1896 – William Jennings Bryan promoted silver currency.
When was the Plessy v. Ferguson decision made?
1896 – Supreme Court upheld segregation (‘separate but equal’).
When was Hawaii annexed by the U.S.?
1898 – The U.S. took control of Hawaii as a territory.
When was the Spanish-American War fought?
1898 – The U.S. gained territories like the Philippines and Puerto Rico.
When did the Wright Brothers make the first flight?
1903 – First successful airplane flight.
When did the U.S. enter World War I?
1917 – Due to German submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram.
When was the 19th Amendment (women’s suffrage) passed?
1920 – Gave women the right to vote.
When was the First Red Scare?
1920s – Fear of communism and radicals after WWI.
When did Prohibition take place?
1920s – Alcohol was banned nationwide until 1933.
