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Early Republic
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Constitution Approved🟧
There was a debate and the convention finally decided to approve the new Constitution. -
George Washington
1st president, Federalist party, 1789-97 -
Hamilton's Financial Plan🟩
Focused on establishing a stable economy. Assuming state debts, establishing a national bank, and promoting industry through tariffs and subsidies. -
John Adams
2nd president, Federalist, 1797-1801 -
The Second Great Awakening 🟦
A protestant religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the U.S. -
Collapse of Federalist Party🟧
The party was defeated by democratic republicans -
Thomas Jefferson
3rd president, Democratic Republican, 1801-09 -
Louisiana Purchase🟩
Jefferson bought the Lousiana Territory from Spain -
James Madison
4th president, Democratic Republican 1809-17 -
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Manifest Destiny/Westward Expansion🟪
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Capital Burned🟥
Capital burned during the War of 1812 -
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Era of Good Feelings
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James Monroe
5th president, Democratic Republican 1817-25 -
Panic of 1819🟧
Widespread financial crisis in U.S. -
Temperance Movement🟦
First urged moderation, then encouraged drinkers to resist temptation, then demanded that local, state, and national government prohibit alcohol outright during the 1820s. -
Missouri Crisis 🟦
Controversy arose within Congress over the issue of slavery -
John Quincy Adams
6th president, National Republican, 1825-29 -
Andrew Jackson
7th president, Democratic 1829-37 -
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Jacksonian
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Trail of Tears🟪
Forced displacement of about 60,000 people -
Jackson Vetoes the Second National Bank🟩
President Andrew Jackson vetoed a bill to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. Part of what is known as the "Bank War", which showed Jackson's belief that the bank favored wealthy interests. -
Martin Van Buren
8th president, Democratic 1837-41 -
Indian Removal Act🟪
Authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
John Tyler
10th president, Whig, 1841-45 -
William Henry Harrison
9th president, Whig -
James K. Polk
11th president, Democratic, 1845-49 -
Mexican-American War🟥
Invasion of Mexico by U.S. Army -
California Gold Rush🟩
Gold was found in California -
Seneca Falls Convention🟦
Launched the women's rights and suffrage movement in the U.S. -
Zachary Taylor
12th president, Whig, 1849-50 -
Compromise of 1850🟦
Laws passed by U.S. Congress in order to stop slavery -
Millard Fillmore
13th president, Whig, 1850-53 -
Franklin Pierce
14th president, Democratic, 1853-57 -
Kansas-Nebraska Act🟦
Created two new territories -
James Buchanan
15th president, Democratic, 1857-61 -
The Great Famine and Irish Immigration🟪
A peak in Emigration occurred as a result of the Great Famine of 1845-1852. -
Abraham Lincoln
16th president, Republican, 1861-65 -
Battle of Fort Sumter🟥
Open fire around Charleston Harbor -
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Civil War🟥
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Emancipation Proclamation🟦
Written by Abraham Lincoln to abolish slavery -
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Progressive Era
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13th Amendment🟦
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for the punishment of a crime. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln🟧
April 14th, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while watching the play, "Our American Cousin". The assassination was carried out by John Wilkes Booth. -
Andrew Johnson
17th president, Democratic, 1865-69 -
Reconstruction Acts🟩
A series of U.S. congressional acts passed in 1867 and 68 to address the aftermath of the Civil War. -
14th Amendment🟦
Adresses citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the laws. -
Ulysses S. Grant
18th president, Republican, 1869-77 -
15th Amendment🟦
Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". -
Jim Crow🟩
State and local laws introduced in the southern U.S. that enforced racial segregation. -
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Gilded Age
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Rutherford B. Hayes
19th president, Republican, 1877-81 -
Great Railroad Strike🟩
Strike against railroad wages being cut -
Settlement House Movement🟪
A reformist social movement that began in the 1880s and peaked around the 1920s in the United Kingdom and the United States. -
Chester A. Arthur
21st president, Republican, 1881-85 -
James A. Garfield
20th president, Republican -
Chinese Exclusion Act 🟦
Chinese labor workers were banned from entering the U.S. -
Benjamin Harrison
23rd president, Republican, 1889-93 -
Grover Cleveland
22nd president, Democratic, 1885-89 -
Haymarket Riot🟩
Aftermath of bombing at labor demonstration -
AFL🟧
American Federation of Labor formed -
Hull House🟪
House opened to help poor immigrants -
How the Other Half Lives🟧
Book showing the living conditions and suffering of poor residents of New York City -
Grover Cleveland
24th president, 1893-97, Democratic -
William McKinley
25th president, Republican, 1897-1901 -
Spanish American War 🟥
A conflict between the U.S. and Spain, resulting in America acquiring new land. -
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president, Republican, 1901-09 -
William Howard Taft
27th president, Republican, 1909-13 -
Woodrow Wilson
28th president, Democratic, 1913-21 -
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WWI🟥
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand🟥
Archduke killed on the street starting WWI -
German Invasion🟥
Belgium was invaded by Germans, making Britain ally with France -
Sinking of RMS Lusitania🟥
British boat sunk by Germans -
19th Amendment🟦
Women are allowed to vote -
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Roaring 20s
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KKK🟥
Ku-Klux-Klan preached Americanism based on racism -
Warren G. Harding
29th president, Republican, 1921-23 -
Tulsa Race Massacre🟥
2-day long white supremacist terrorist massacre -
Introduction of the ERA 🟦
Equal Rights Amendment, in effort to secure full rights for women -
Calvin Coolidge
30th president, Republican, 1923-29 -
Jazz🟦
Jazz music was finally created -
Herbert Hoover
31st president, Republican, 1929-33 -
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Great Depression
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The Dust Bowl🟩
A severe ecological and economic disaster in the 1930s was caused by a drought, poor agriculture, and high winds. This led to widespread soil erosion and many dust storms in the American Great Plains. -
Roosevelt 🟧
Roosevelt is elected President after defeating Herbert Hoover -
The New Deal🟧
1933-1936
A series of programs and legislation were implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the Great Depression. Provided: relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reforms. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd president, 1933-45 Democratic -
Invasion on Poland🟥
Hitler invades Poland -
Chicano Movement🟦
Sparked national conversations on the political and social autonomy of Hispanic groups everywhere in the United States. Ended in the 1970s -
U.S. Enters War🟥
America enters war after the attack on Pearl Harbor -
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WWII🟥
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Battle of Midway🟥
Major naval battle in Pacific -
Japanese Internment🟪
U.S. relocated people of Japanese descent in 10 concentration camps -
Zoot Suit Riots🟦
Series of riots that took place June 3–8, 1943, in Los Angeles, California -
German Surrender🟥
The unconditional surrender of the German Third Reich was signed -
Harry S. Truman
33rd president, Democratic, 1945-53 -
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Cold War🟥
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Berlin Airlift🟥
The U.S. and UK airlifted food to Berlin -
Korean War 🟥
A conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 on the Korean peninsula. Some refer to it as the "Forgotten War". -
Vietnam War 🟥
It pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the U.S. From the 1950s to 1975 -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th president, Republican, 1953-61 -
Red Power Movement 🟦
Led by Native American youth who demanded self-determination. Ended in the 1970s -
John F. Kennedy
35th president, Democratic, 1961-63 -
Cuban Missile Crisis🟥
Confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union -
Lyndon B. Johnson
36th president, Democratic 1963-69 -
The Stonewall Riots🟥
Series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against a police raid -
Richard M. Nixon
37th president, Republican. 1969-74 -
Gerald R. Ford
38th president, Republican, 1974-77 -
Jimmy Carter
39th president, Democratic, 1977-81 -
Ronald Reagan
40th president, 1981-89, Democratic -
Second National March on Washington 🟦
For lesbian and gay rights, there was a large political rally in Washington, D.C. -
George Bush
41st president, Republican,1989-93 -
Fall of Berlin Wall🟥
The first step towards German reunification -
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Contemporary History
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Persian Gulf War🟥
Armed conflict between Iraq and the 42-country coalition led by the U.S. -
Bill Clinton
42nd president, 1993-2001 -
Clinton🟧
Bill Clintons 2nd inauguration -
9/11🟥
The Twin Towers brought down by terrorist planes -
George W. Bush
43rd president, Republican, 2001-09 -
Barack Obama
44th president, Democratic, 2009-2017 -
Donald Trump
45th president, Republican, 2017-21
47th president, republican, 2025-present -
Joe Biden
46th president, Democratic, 2021-25