United States History AP Dates

• 1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery
• 1492 - Columbus's arrival
• 1607 - Jamestown Founded
• 1620 - Mayflower Compact
• 1763 - French and Indian War ends
• 1763 - Proclamation Line
• 1765 - Stamp Act Riots
• 1773 - Boston Tea Party
• 1776 - Common Sense
• 1776 - Declaration of Independence signed
• 1781 - Articles of Confederation ratified
• 1783 - Treaty of Paris signed
• 1788 - Constitution ratified
• 1791 - Bill of Rights ratified
• 1798 - Alien and Sedition Acts
• 1800 - Jefferson's election
• 1803 - Louisiana Purchase
• 1812 - War of 1812
• 1814 - Treaty of Ghent
• 1820 - Missouri Compromise
• 1823 - Monroe Doctrine
• 1824 - Corrupt Bargain
• 1828 - Jackson's election
• 1830 - Indian Removal Act
• 1832 - Nullification Crisis
• 1848 - Seneca Falls Convention
• 1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• 1852 - Uncle Tom's Cabin
• 1854 - Kansas Nebraska Act
• 1859 - John Brown's Raid
• 1860 - Lincoln's Election
• 1862 - Homestead Act
• 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation
• 1868 - 14th amendment ratified (equal protection under the law)
• 1870 - 15th amendment ratified (right to vote for all men (women excluded))
• 1877 - Reconstruction ends
• 1882 - Chinese Exclusion Act
• 1887 - Dawes Act
• 1857 - Dred Scott decision