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Alexander Hamilton's financial plan was proposed once he gained the role of Secretary of Treasury. He planned to stabilize the economy through a national bank, assume state debts, tariffs, and excise taxes. -
A protestant reform in the United States, leading to other social movements such as abolitionism and temperance.
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1797-1801
Federalist Party -
1801-1809
Democratic-Republic Party -
In 1803, the United States made the Lousiana Purchase with Napolean. Which encouraged expansion Westward. -
Lasting from 1804 to 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition was a planned exploration through the new land bought in the Louisiana purchase. -
1809-1817
Democratic-Republican -
Fought from 1812-1815, this was a war fought between the United States and Great Britian. It stemmed from disputes over trade, native American affairs, etc. -
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1817-1825
Democratic Republican -
A social movement kickstarted by the second great awakening. It encouraged reducing or eliminating alcohol in the United States. -
1825-1829
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1829-1837
Democratic Party -
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Signed by President Andrew Jackson, called for the forced removal and relocation of Native Americans. They now had to move from their native lands on the east coast, to lands west of the Mississippi river. -
President Jackson argued chartering the second national bank was unconsitutional, favored the wealthy, and gave power to an undude insitution. -
1837-1841
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1841
Whig Party -
1841-1845
Whig Party -
In Ireland there was a great famine that lasted 5 years, during this period Irish people immigrated to American to seek refuge from the famine. It was estimated 1-2 million people immigrated during this period. -
1845-1849
Democratic Party -
The Mexican-American War, which lasted from 1846 to 1848, was a conflict over the western area of the Modern-day United States. It was fought between the United States and Mexico, with the US winning and receiving the land we have today. -
The first women's rights convention in the United States, launching the women's suffrage movement. -
1849-1850
Whig Party -
1850-1853
Know Nothing Political Party -
1853-1857
Democratic Party -
This act organized the territories of Kansas and Nebraska into law/states. This lead to a frenzy of trying to get these states to become pro-slavery. -
1857-1861
Democratic Party -
1861-1865
The Civil War was a conflict between the Union (Northern States) and the Confederacy (Southern States), mostly over the issue of slavery. -
1861-1865
National Union Party -
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1865-1869
Democratic Party -
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
During his time as the 16th president of the U.S., Lincoln was shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth. He was attending a play with his wife. -
A series of legislative acts that formally laid out readmission requirements for seceded Southern states. These acts also divided the Southern states, except Tennessee, into five military sections, or districts. -
The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,” -
1869-1877
Republican Party -
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Era of racial discrimination and segregation, which denied black americans equal rights and freedoms.
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"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" -
1877-1881
Republican Party -
1881
Republican Party -
1881-1885
Republican Party -
This act prohibited Chinese workers from entering the United States and denied them the right to citizenship. -
1885-1889/1893-1897
National Democrat Party -
A movement aimed to address the social and economic challenges of urban poverty and immigration by establishing community centers offering education, healthcare, and social work.
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1889-1893
Republican Party -
1897-1901
Republican Party -
A short conflict in 1898 was a fight in the Pacific to gain Spanish territory in the Pacific and the Western Hemisphere. -
1901-1909
Republican -
1909-1913
Republican Party -
1913-1921
Democratic Party -
Fought from 1914 to 1918 and involved multiple European powers and several other nations. Mostly caused by the assassination of the Arch-Duke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand. -
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The Tulsa Race Massacre was a 2 day event where mobs of white people went down to Tulsa and attacked black residents and destroyed their homes. -
1921-1923
Republican Party -
1923-1929
Republican Party -
ERA or the Equal Rights Act was a proposed amendment that would guarantee equal rights for all Americans regardless of sexual orientation. -
1929-1933
Republican Party -
The great depression was an awful economic downturn caused by the stock market crash. It lasted 10 years and was responsible for high unemployment, homelessness, and more. -
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The Dust Bowl was a series of dust storms and droughts that swept through the Great Plains during the 1930s. This was caused by overfarming from WWI -
1933-1945
Democratic Party -
The New Deal was a series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was supposed to help with the great depression.
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A global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and was an extremely violent and deadly war. It was mainly fought between the Allies and the Axis powers -
A cultural movement by Latin Americans protesting for an end to discrimination, cultural pride, and community empowerment.
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During WWII, the US government forcibly detained over 120,000 Japanese Americans into 'relocation camps'. -
A period of violent clashes where White Americans attacked Latino Americans wearing "Zoot suits", as they believed it was unamerican. -
1945-1953
Democratic Party -
The Cold War was fought between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991. It was a large-scale competition between the two countries, and led to many other little wars in other countries. Overall, it was a battle between democracy and communism. -
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The Korean War was a conflict fought from 1950-1953 on the Korean Peninsula. Beginning with communist North Korea invading democratic South Korea. The conflict quickly escalated, dragging China and the United States into the matter. -
1953-1961
Republican Party -
A war taking place from 1955-1975, it was also another fight between the communist North of Vietnam and the democratic South of Vietnam. The U.S. was very heavily involved in the war, trying to stop the "Domino Effect" of communism. -
A Native American civil rights movement that advocated for native self-determination and sovereignty
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1961-1963
Democratic Party -
1963-1969
Democratic Party -
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent protests against the police raid of the Stonewall Inn. A turning point in the gay rights movement. -
1969-1974
Republican Party -
On July 20th, 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making it the first manned lunar landing. Having people on the moon for the first time in history. -
1974-1977
Republican Party -
1977-1981
Democratic Party -
1981-1989
Republican Party -
This was a march on Washington for the rights and respect of LGBTQ+ people. -
1989-1993
Republican Party -
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1993-2001
Democratic Party -
2001-2009
Republican Party -
2009-2017
Democratic Party -
2017-2021/2025 - -
2021-2025
Democratic Party