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Key Dates in APUSH (Ritter)
List of dates and descriptions made by Mr. Ritter
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History
11th Grade
09/26/2012

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1607
Definition
Jamestown was founded.
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1620
Definition
The Pilgrims arrive.
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1730-1760 (approx.)
Definition
(First) Great Awakening
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1754-1763
Definition
Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War.
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1775-1783
Definition
Revolutionary War
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1787
Definition
Constitutional Convention
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1793
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The cotton gin was invented.
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1800
Definition
Jefferson defeats Adams; end of the Federalist era.
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1812-1814
Definition
War of 1812
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1820
Definition
Missouri Compromise
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1824
Definition
"Corrupt Bargain" election Adams over Jefferson.
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1840
Definition
Whigs win under Harrison.
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1846-1848
Definition
Mexican War
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1850
Definition
Compromise of 1850
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1854
Definition
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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1860
Definition
Election of Lincoln
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1861-1865
Definition
Civil War
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1869
Definition
Completion of Transcontinental Railroad.
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1877
Definition
Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction.
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1883
Definition
Civil Rights Cases of 1883
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1887
Definition
Interstate Commerce Act passes.
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1896
Definition
McKinley over Bryan and Populist/Democrats.
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1898
Definition
Spanish-American War
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1912
Definition
Wilson over TR and Taft
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1914-1918
Definition
World War I
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1917-1918
Definition
US involvement in World War I.
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1929
Definition
October stock market crash.
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1939-1945
Definition
World War II
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1941
Definition
Bombing of Pearl Harbor (on December 7).
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1950-1953
Definition
Korean War
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1960
Definition
Kennedy defeats Nixon.
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1963
Definition
Kennedy was assassinated (on November 22).
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1965
Definition
Vietnam Escalation/Voting Rights Bill passes - End of civil rights era.
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1968
Definition
Tet Offensive/Death of King, RFK/Election of Nixon/Tigers win World Series
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1973
Definition
US forces leave Vietnam.
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1974
Definition
Nixon resigns.
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1980
Definition
Reagan defeats Carter.
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