Early+Years+Study+Guide+Notes

As far as the dates that you need to know for the test, here's a guide to help you out...

1492 - Columbus "discovers" America 1500s - Continued exploration of the Americas by the Spanish Early 1600s - First settlements by the British in what would eventually become America (Jamestown, Plymouth, etc.) 7/4/1776 - Declaration of Independence is signed, officially declaring that colonies are the United States of America 1775-1783 - American Revolutionary War (war actually ends in 1781, peace treaty not signed until 1783) 1789 - US Constitution signed 1803 - Louisiana Purchase 1830 - Indian Removal Act 1848 - Mexican Cession (and Wisconsin becomes a state :) 1861-1865 - Civil War 1865-1877 - Reconstruction