AP EXAM: historical periods Flashcards
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Colonial period
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1607-1763
- The Founding of Jamestown in 1607
- The Proclamation of 1763 issued by King George III of England which closed off colonial expansion westward of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Revolutionary period
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1763-1783
- The Proclamation of 1763 issued by King George III of England which closed off colonial expansion westward of the Appalachian Mountains.
- The Treaty of Paris (1783) which formally ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as an independent nation.
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Confederation period
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1781-1789
- The ratification of the Articles of Confederation on May 1, 1781
- The creation of the First Constitution in 1789
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Era of Good Feelings
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1815-1824
- The end of the War of 1812
- Election of 1824, which ended political consensus
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Jacksonian Era
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1828-1848
- Election of Andrew Jackson
- End of the Mexican-American War
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Antebellum Era
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1793-1861
- Invention of the cotton gin, expanding slavery
- Start of the Civil War (1861)
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Reconstruction era
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1865-1877
- End of the Civil War
- Compromise of 1877
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Gilded Age
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1868-1901
- Election of Ulysses S. Grant
- Assassination of President McKinley
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Progressive era
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1901-1917
- Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
- U.S. enters World War I
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New deal era
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1933-1939
- Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated and launches the New Deal
- Outbreak of World War II in Europe
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Fair deal era
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1945-1953
- End of War War II
- End of Truman’s presidency / Korean War armistice
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New frontier/great society era
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1961-1968
- Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
- Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. / escalation in Vietnam & Nixon’s election
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Cold war era
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1945-1991
- End of WWII and start of U.S.-Soviet tensions
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
