The APUSH Dates Quiz
AP US History
What is t he APUSH Dates Quiz?
During the 2nd semester, you will be required to memorize the 44
key years in the history of the United States. Correctly memorizing
this list will give you an essential tool for succeeding on the AP test
in May. These dates must be used in your short answer, Long
Essay or DBQ essay responses to demonstrate to the AP Readers
your detailed knowledge of US History. Committing these dates to
memory will also allow you correctly organize historical era’s and
phenomena in its proper chronological order.
When do I take the APUSH Dates Quiz?
The quiz must be taken before the AP US History Exam on
Friday May 8th. (Final Deadline = Thursday May 7th ),
However when you take the quiz is entirely up to you. Listed below
are the times that you may take the APUSH Dates Quiz.
• A+ (Either during class or pre-scheduled with Mr. Gibson)
• Advisory (Pre-scheduled with Mr. Gibson)
• After School Monday-Thursday (Pre-Scheduled with Mr.
Gibson)
• Lunch (Pre-Scheduled with Mr. Gibson)
How will the APUSH Dates Quiz effect my grade?
All students in AP US History must take the APUSH Dates Quiz at least 1 time in order to receive a
score. Your score will be based on the % of correct answers you give. The quiz is worth up to 100 points and
grading breakdown is listed below.
• 90% Correct or Higher = 100 total points.
• 89-50% Correct or Higher = 50 total points
• Less than 50% Correct = 25 total points
• Not Taking the Dates Quiz = 0 total points
What does a correct answer look like?
You must be able to write in correct chronological order the 44 dates and descriptions listed on the back of this
handout. So for example if you are able to identify 1607 / Founding of Jamestown Colony in VA as number 1 on
the list, you will earn one point. No half credit for any answer will be awarded.
How many times can I take the APUSH Dates Quiz?
You make take the Dates Quiz as many times as you like for a higher score. No quizzes will be allowed to be
taken/retaken after the May 7th deadline.
Why Gibson? Wasn’t the Presidents Quiz 1st Semester Enough?
If you want to have a good shot at passing the AP Exam…then no it wasn’t enough. Remember you
are AP US History Jedi Knights, and in order to complete your training for the AP test, memorize this list…you
must. My best advice would be to take the quiz as early and as often as possible until you achieve the 90% or
higher score.
What can I use to help me study?
Study the list on the back of this overview, and go to www.sonomavalleyhigh.org/andygibson.html and click on
the link titled APUSH Dates Quiz for additional study tools.
44 Key Dates in American History
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
Date
1607
1688
1757-1763
1765
1775-1783
1776
1787
1800
1803
1814
1820
1824
1828
1846-1848
1848
1850
1860
1861-1865
1865-1877
1898
1906
1912
1916-1918
1919
1920
1929
1932
1933
1929-1941
1941-1945
1947
1950-1953
1954
1962
1963
1964-1975
1968
1972-1974
1989
1991
1998
2000
2001
2008
Description
Jamestown colony founded in Virginia
Glorious Revolution in England
7 Years or French & Indian War
Stamp Act
The American Revolution
Declaration of Independence, Common Sense, Battle of Trenton
Constitutional Convention
Peaceful Revolution – Thomas Jefferson Elected President
Louisiana Purchase / Marbury v. Madison (Judicial Review)
Harford Convention – Death of the Federalist Party
Missouri Compromise / Established 36 30 Dividing Line for Free/Slave States
Election of 1824 - John Quincy Adams Elected President
Election of 1828 – Andrew Jackson Elected President
Mexican-American War / Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1849)
Seneca Falls Convention
Compromise of 1850 / CA = Free State / Fugitive Slave Law Passed
Lincoln Elected President / South Carolina Secedes from the Union
The Civil War
Reconstruction
Spanish American War / Hawaii Annexed / Beginning of American Imperialism
Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” / Pure Food & Drug Act Passed
Election of 1912 Woodrow Wilson Elected President
US Involvement in WWI
Treaty of Versailles / Wilson’s 14 Points
Prohibition / 19th Amendment Secures Voting Rights for Women
Stock Market Crash
Election of 1932 – Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected President
New Deal / Repeal of Prohibition
The Great Depression
WWII
Marshal Plan / Beginning of the Cold War
The Korean War
Brown v. Board of Education, Supreme Court strikes down "separate but equal."
Cuban Missile Crisis / World Avoids Nuclear War
March on Washington & JFK Assassinated
The Vietnam War
Tet Offensive in Vietnam / MLK & RFK Assassinated / Nixon Elected President
Watergate Scandal / Nixon Re-Elected in 1972 / Resigns office 1974
Berlin Wall Falls
Soviet Union Collapses / End of the Cold War
Bill Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives / Senate Acquits
Contested Presidential Election – George W. Bush Becomes President
World Trade Center Attacked / War on Terror Begins
1st African American Elected President – Barack Obama