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Ritter's AP US Key Dates in History
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09/13/2005
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1607
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Jamestown Founded
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1620
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Pilgrims Arrive
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1763
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Treaty of Paris Ends French and Indian War
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1775-1783
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Revolutionary War
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1776
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Declaration of Independence
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1787
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Constitutional Convention
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1794
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Cotton Gin Invented
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1800
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Jefferson defeats Adams, ends Federalist era
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1812-1814
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War of 1812
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1820
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Missouri Compromise
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1824
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“Corrupt Bargain” election Adams over Jackson
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1840
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Whigs win under Harrison
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1846-1848
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Mexican War
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1850
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Compromise of 1850
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1854
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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1860
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Election of Lincoln
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1861-1865
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Civil War
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1869
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Completion of Transcontinental Railroad
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1877
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Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction
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1896
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McKinley over Bryan and Populists/Democrats
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1898
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Spanish-American War
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1912
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Wilson of TR and Taft
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1914-1918
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World War I
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1917-1918
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US involvement in WWI
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1929
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October Stock Market Crash
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1939-1945
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WWII
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1941
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December 7th Pearl Harbor Bombed
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1950-1953
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Korean War
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1960
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Kennedy defeats Nixon
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1963
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November 22 Kennedy Assassinated
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1965
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Vietnam Escalation/Voting rights bill passes, end of civil rights era
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1968
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Tet Offensive/Death of King; RFK/ Nixon Elected/ Tigers win World Series
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1973
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US forces leave Vietnam
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1974
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Nixon resigns
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1980
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Reagan defeats Carter
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