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Key Dates in APUSH (Ritter)
List of dates and descriptions made by Mr. Ritter
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11th Grade
09/26/2012
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1607
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Jamestown was founded.
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1620
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The Pilgrims arrive.
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1730-1760 (approx.)
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(First) Great Awakening
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1754-1763
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Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War.
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1775-1783
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Revolutionary War
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1787
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Constitutional Convention
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1793
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The cotton gin was invented.
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1800
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Jefferson defeats Adams; end of the 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 Jefferson.
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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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1883
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Civil Rights Cases of 1883
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1887
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Interstate Commerce Act passes.
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1896
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McKinley over Bryan and Populist/Democrats.
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1898
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Spanish-American War
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1912
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Wilson over 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 World War I.
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1929
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October stock market crash.
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1939-1945
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World War II
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1941
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor (on December 7).
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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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Kennedy was assassinated (on November 22).
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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/Election of Nixon/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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