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Time when European nations and others competed with each other to colonize in North and South america
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American colonies broke away from Great Britain, became independent, started own nation
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Basic Law of the US
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Men sought the create the federal Government
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Jefferson attempted the federalist policies, State governments had more power
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War between US and Great Britain
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Tried to promote national interest over sectional differences
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Movement toward increased popular participation in government
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belief that god wanted america to expand to the west
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issue of whether to expand slavery to new territories or not
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War between the North and the South over slavery
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after civil war when souther states were ra admitted into the union
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return control of govt. to the people, correct injustices and new eco opportunities
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influence over different nations
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Global military conflict mostly in Europe
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Period between two world wars
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Worldwide economic downturn
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War fought between allied and axis powers
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Conflict between US and USSR no direct war
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political legal and social struggle by black americans to gain there rights
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Greatly increased manufacturing, millions of europeans arrived in the US, Growth of cities
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Period after fall of soviet union