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Early Republic
New political systems, precedents, and practices were introduced to society. -
George Washington
The first president of the United States, in office for 8 years from 1789 to 1801. -
John Adams
Party: Federalist
Years in Office: 1797-1801 -
Thomas Jefferson
Party: Democratic-Republican
Years in Office: 1801-1817 -
James Madison
Party: Democratic-Republican
Years in Office: 1809-1817 -
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Manifest Destiny/Westward Expansion
Americans thought we were meant to extend their nation across the continent, calling it the “manifest destiny." -
James Monroe
Party: Democratic-Republican
Years in Office: 1817-1825 -
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Era of Good Feelings
A period of relative stability, prosperity, and peace. -
John Quincy Adams
Party: Democratic-Republican
Years in Office: 1825-1829 -
Andrew Jackson
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1829-1837 -
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Jacksonian
Built from President Jackson's equal political policy -
Indian Removal Act
1830s - Forced relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River. -
Martin Van Buren
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1837-1841 -
John Tyler
Party: Whig
Years in Office: 1841-1845 -
William Henry Harrison
Party: Whig
Years in Office: 1841 -
James K. Polk
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1845-1849 -
Seneca Falls Convention
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. -
Zachary Taylor
Party: Whig
Years in Office: 1849-1850 -
Millard Fillmore
Party: Whig
Years in Office: 1850-1853 -
Franklin Pierce
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1853-1857 -
James Buchanan
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1857-1861 -
Abraham Lincoln
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1861-1865 -
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The Civil War
A war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy. -
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Progressive Era
A political movement that wanted to improve social and political reform and put an end to political corruption -
Andrew Johnson
Party: National Union/Democrat
Years in Office: 1865-1869 -
Ulysses S. Grant
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1869-1877 -
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Jim Crow
Laws enforcing racial segreagation and discrimination in the Southern U.S. -
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Gilded Age
An era polluted with corruption in the rich. -
Rutherford B. Hayes
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1877-1881 -
Chester A. Arthur
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1881-1885 -
James A. Garfeild
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1881 -
Chinese Exclusion Act
First U.S. law restricting immigration based on nationality, targeting Chinese workers. -
Grover Cleveland
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1885-1889 -
Benjamin Harrison
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1889-1893 -
Grover Cleverland (again)
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1893-1897 -
Theodore Roosevelt
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1901-1909 -
William McKinley
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1897-1901 -
William Howard Taft
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1909-1913 -
Woodrow Wilson
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1913-1921 -
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WWI
A deadly war between nations. -
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Roaring 20s
An era when the U.S. economy surged, creating mass consumerism. -
Tulsa Race Massacre
Mobs destroyed the black community of Greenwood, Oklahoma. -
Warren G. Harding
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1921-1923 -
Calvin Coolidge
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1923-1929 -
Herbert Hoover
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1929-1933 -
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Great Depression
A severe, world-wide economic decay in the United States. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1933-1945 -
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WWII
The deadliest war in history. -
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Chicano Movement
A social and political movement in the United States which advocated for the rights and empowerment of Mexican Americans. -
Japanese Internment
Forced relocation of Japanese Americans into camps during World War 2. -
Zoot Suit Riots
A series of racially motivated attacks in Los Angeles by white policeman. -
Harry S. Truman
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1945-1953 -
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Cold War
An ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1953-1961 -
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Red Power Movement
Activism by Native Americans demanding rights, self-determination, and recognition. -
John F. Kennedy
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1961-1963 -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1963-1969 -
Richard Nixon
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1969-1974 -
Gerald Ford
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1974-1977 -
Jimmy Carter
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1977-1981 -
Ronald Reagan
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1981-1989 -
George H. W. Bush
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 1989-1993 -
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Contemporary History
The study of recent events that are happening now or very close to the present day -
Bill Clinton
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 1993-2001 -
Barack Obama
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 2009-2017 -
Donald J. Trump
Party: Republican
Years in Office: 2017-2021 -
Joe Biden
Party: Democratic
Years in Office: 2021-2025