Memorable Dates in US History

What time period did countries begin colonizing the United States for mercantilism?

• 1610-1763

• 1763-1778

• 1778-1820

• 1820-1860

When was the Declaration of Independence Signed?

• 1763

• 1776

• 1783

• 1800

Constitution Ratified

• 1619

• 1776

• 1788

• 1800

Civil War Begins

• 1848

• 1860

• 1865

• 1878

End of Mexican-American War & Start of Major Sectionalism

• 1848

• 1860

• 1865

• 1887

Thomas Jefferson Elected President/ first peaceful transfer of power

• 1776

• 1800

• 1824

• 1865

Jamestown (start of English Colonization)

• 1492

• 1607

• 1763

• 1776

End of Reconstruction… Jim Crow Era begins

• 1860

• 1865

• 1870

• 1877

End of French & Indian War (7 Years War) and beginning of British & Colonist tension.

• 1607

• 1763

• 1776

• 1787

Columbus Lands.. Start of the Columbian Exchange

• 1492

• 1607

• 1763

• 1776