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New political systems, precedents, and practices were introduced to society.
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The first president of the United States, in office for 8 years from 1789 to 1801. -
Party: Federalist
Years in Office: 1797-1801 -
Party: Democratic-Republican
Years in Office: 1801-1817 -
Party: Democratic-Republican
Years in Office: 1809-1817 -
Americans thought we were meant to extend their nation across the continent, calling it the “manifest destiny."
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Party: Democratic-Republican
Years in Office: 1817-1825 -
A period of relative stability, prosperity, and peace.
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Party: Democratic-Republican
Years in Office: 1825-1829 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1829-1837 -
Built from President Jackson's equal political policy
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1830s - Forced relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.
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Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1837-1841 -
Party: Whig
Years in Office: 1841-1845 -
Party: Whig
Years in Office: 1841 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1845-1849 -
A convention held in 1848 to discuss the social, civil, and religious conditions of women and to advocate for equal rights, including the right to vote.
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Party: Whig
Years in Office: 1849-1850 -
Party: Whig
Years in Office: 1850-1853 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1853-1857 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1857-1861 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1861-1865 -
A war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy.
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A political movement that wanted to improve social and political reform and put an end to political corruption
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Party: National Union/Democrat
Years in Office: 1865-1869 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1869-1877 -
Laws enforcing racial segreagation and discrimination in the Southern U.S.
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An era polluted with corruption in the rich.
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Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1877-1881 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1881-1885 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1881 -
First U.S. law restricting immigration based on nationality, targeting Chinese workers.
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Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1885-1889 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1889-1893 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1893-1897 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1901-1909 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1897-1901 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1909-1913 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1913-1921 -
A deadly war between nations.
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An era when the U.S. economy surged, creating mass consumerism.
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Mobs destroyed the black community of Greenwood, Oklahoma.
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Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1921-1923 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1923-1929 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1929-1933 -
A severe, world-wide economic decay in the United States.
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Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1933-1945 -
The deadliest war in history.
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A social and political movement in the United States which advocated for the rights and empowerment of Mexican Americans.
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Forced relocation of Japanese Americans into camps during World War 2.
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A series of racially motivated attacks in Los Angeles by white policeman.
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Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1945-1953 -
An ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union
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Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1953-1961 -
Activism by Native Americans demanding rights, self-determination, and recognition.
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Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1961-1963 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1963-1969 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1969-1974 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1974-1977 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1977-1981 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1981-1989 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1989-1993 -
The study of recent events that are happening now or very close to the present day
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Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1993-2001 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 2009-2017 -
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 2017-2021 -
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 2021-2025