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In 1783, the British and US signed a treaty that declared the official independence and sovereignty of the 13 colonies. -
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A financial plan created by Alexander Hamilton for the US. It consisted of a National Bank, state debts, and creation of new industries. -
A big boom in religious popularity in the US.
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3rd US president, 1801-1809 -
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The War of 1812 was a war between the US and Canada (Britain) over trade restrictions and maritime rights. -
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5th president of the US 1817-1825 -
The churches in the US encouraged citizens to moderate their drinking habits. -
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States President Andrew Jackson. The law, as described by Congress, provided "for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi". -
6th president of the US 1825-1829 -
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.
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7th president of the US 1829-1837 -
Put into place by Andrew Jackson, this relocated American Indians to the western territories of the USA. -
In 1832, President Andrew Jackson vetoed a bill to place a National Bank.
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8th president of the US 1837-1841 -
A war between the US and Mexico, primarily over territory that the US wanted from Mexico.
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10th president of the US 1841-1845 -
9th president of the US 1841-1841 -
In Ireland there was a major Famine which caused lots of Irish to migrate to the US.
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The Seneca Falls Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York on July 19-20, 1848, was the first women's rights convention, organized by Elizabeth Stanton and others, and it's known for the Declaration of Sentiments, which called for women's rights, including suffrage
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13th president of the US, 1850-1853 -
14th president of the US, 1853-1857 -
15th president of the US, 1857-1861 -
17th President of the US, 1865-1869 -
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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16th President of the US, 1861-1865 -
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The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, addresses citizenship, equal protection under the law, and due process, ensuring that states cannot deny these rights to any person within their jurisdiction.
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On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
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The constitutional amendment that abolished slavery.
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The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, prohibits the denial or abridgment of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude, effectively granting African American men the right to vote.
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20th President of the US, 1881-1881 -
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first major law in the United States to restrict immigration based on nationality. It was signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882.
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A social movement that aimed to close the gap between lower class and upper class US citizens
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22nd President of the US, 1885-1889 -
23rd President of the US, 1889-1893 -
Guess who's back, back again!!! Grover is back, tell your friends! 24th President of the US, 1893-1897 -
25th President of the US, 1897-1901 -
26th President of the US, 1901-1909 -
27th President of the US, 1909-1913 -
28th President of the US, 1913-1921 -
A war fought in Europe by Germany, Austria Hungary, Great Britain, France, and the US who joined in 1918
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29th President of the US, 1921-1923 -
The 19th Amendment was passed in 1920, it guaranteed women the right to vote. It also prevented any state from denying voting privileges to anyone based on gender.
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A two-day-long white supremacist terrorist massacre took place in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma between May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents, some of whom had been appointed as deputies and armed by city government officials, attacked black residents and destroyed homes and businesses.
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The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) was introduced in 1923 to ensure that women have the same rights as men. Unfortunately, this isn't followed by every state, with 38 of 50 ratifying the amendment.
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30th President of the US, 1923-1929 -
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31st President of the US, 1929-1933 -
The Great Depression is known as a period of poor financial decisions and situations in the US.
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A series of dust storms that devastated farmland in the Midwest.
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The New Deal was created to deal with the woes of the Great Depression. It was put in place by FDR.
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32nd President of the US, 1933-1945 -
A war fought in Europe and Asia against Japan, Germany, and Italy. The US was allies with GB and FR but the US joined in 1942 due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots that took place June 3–8, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, United States, involving American servicemen stationed in Southern California and young Latino and Mexican American city residents.
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The Chicano Movement, was a social and political movement in the United States that worked to embrace a Chicano/a identity and worldview that combated structural racism, encouraged cultural revitalization, and achieved community empowerment by rejecting assimilation.
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During World War II, the United States forcibly relocated and incarcerated about 120,000 people of Japanese descent in ten concentration camps operated by the War Relocation Authority, mostly in the western interior of the country. About two-thirds were U.S. citizens.
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33rd President of the US, 1945-1953 -
The Cold War was between the US and Russia. It wasn't a normal war as no shots were fired. It was mostly over nuclear power and the space race.
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A war fought between North Korea and South Korea over mostly communism. The US joined the war to help prevent the spread of communism.
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34th President of the US, 1953-1961 -
The Vietnam War was a war fought between North and South Vietnam over their governments. The North was Communist while the South was something. The US came over to help prevent the spread of communism to the South. This was basically pointless because millions of lives were lost and communism still spread to the South.
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The Red Power movement was a social movement which was led by Native American youth who demanded self-determination for Native Americans in the United States. Organizations that were part of the Red Power Movement include the American Indian Movement and the National Indian Youth Council.
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35th President of the US, 1961-1963 -
36th President of the US, 1963-1969 -
The Civil Rights Act lays out laws against discrimination based on color, race, ethnicity, religion, gender or origin. It was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2nd, 1964.
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37th President of the US, 1969-1974 -
A series of riots in NYC protesting a police riot that occurred a few days prior.
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38th President of the US, 1974-1977 -
39th President of the US, 1977-1981 -
40th President of the US, 1981-1989 -
A large protest of ~750,000 people fighting for gay and lesbian rights.
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41st President of the US, 1989-1993 -
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42nd President of the US, 1993-2001 -
43rd President of the US, 2001-2009 -
9/11 was a terrorist attack against the US by Al-Qaeda, a terrorist group in the middle east. 2 planes were flown into the Twin Towers in NYC and 1 was flown into the Pentagon in DC. Approximately 3,000 people were killed in the attacks.
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In late 2007, there was a major recession caused by lackluster mortgage and loan practices by the US. It was felt the worst in 2008 and technically ended in 2009. The effects of this are still felt today.
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44th President of the US, 2009-2017 -
45th President of the US, 2017-2021 -
46th President of the US, 2021-2025 -
47th President of the US, 2025-Present