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Early Republic
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🟥 End of Revolutionary War
The end of the 8 year long war for American Independence. -
George Washington
First U.S. President from 1789- 1797. No party -
🟧 Bill of rights
First 10 amendments of the Constitution are created -
🟩 Hamilton's financial plan
Alexander Hamilton's plan to bring back the economy and pay back war debts. -
John Adams
Second President of the U.S. 1797-1801. Federalist Party -
Thomas Jefferson
Third President of the U.S. from 1801-1809, Democratic-Republican party. -
🟪 Louisiana Purchase
U.S. buys land from France, doubling it's size. -
James Madison
Fourth President of the U.S. from 1809-1817 -
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Manifest Destiny/Westward expansion
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🟥 War of 1812
One more war between U.S. and The United Kingdom. -
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Era of good feelings
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James Monroe
5th President of the U.S. from 1817-1825, Democratic Republican Party. -
🟦 Temperance Movement
Movement to promote abstinence from alcohol. -
🟧 Monroe Doctrine
U.S. will not tolerate any more colonization for Europe. -
John Quincy Adams
6th U.S. President from 1825-1929, Whig Party -
Andrew Jackson
7th U.S. President from 1829-1837, Democratic Party -
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Jacksonian
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🟦 The second great awakening
Protestant religious revival. -
🟪 Indian Removal Act
The forced removal of Native Americans to the west -
🟩 Jackson vetoes the second National bank
Andrew Jackson vetoes the second National bank, arguing it was unconstitutional and against the poor. -
Martin Van Buren
8th President from 1837-1841, Democratic Party. -
🟪 The Oregon Trail
2000 Mile route used by American Pioneers. -
William Henry Harrison
9th President from 1841-1841, Whig Party -
John Tyler
10th President from 1841-1845, Whig party -
James K. Polk
11th President from 1845-1849, Democratic Party. -
🟪 The Great Famine and Irish Immigration
1.5 million Irish immigrated to the U.S. -
🟪 Texas annexation
Texas is annexed and joins the union. -
🟥 Mexican-American War
A war from 1846-1848 -
🟦 Seneca Falls Convention
First women's rights convention -
Zachary Taylor
12th President from 1849-1850, Whig party -
Millard Fillmore
13th President from 1850-1853, Whig Party -
Franklin Pierce
14th President from 1853-1857, Democratic Party. -
🟧 Kansas-Nebraska Act
Created Kansas and Nebraska territories, repealed Missouri compromise and allowed for popular sovereignty -
James Buchanan
15th President from 1857-1861, Democratic Party. -
Abraham Lincoln
16th President from 1861-1865, Republican Party. -
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Civil War
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🟧 Emancipation Proclamation
Executive Order for the end of Slavery for the states still in rebellion. -
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Progressive Era
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Andrew Johnson
17th President from 1865-1869, Democratic Party. -
🟥 End of Civil War
The Civil War is over, the Union is restored. -
🟥 Assassination of Lincoln
President Lincoln was assassinated on April 15th, 1865 -
🟧 Civil Rights Act of 1866
Defined citizenship and gave all citizens equal rights. -
🟧 Reconstruction Acts
Series of Acts to govern the readmission of the former Confederate states back into the union. -
🟧 Ratification of 14th amendment
14th amendment was ratified, now formerly enslaved people can be citizens. -
Ulysses S. Grant
18th President from 1869-1877, Republican Party. -
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Gilded Age
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🟧 Ratification of the 15th amendment
African American men can now vote. -
Rutherford B. Hayes
19th President from 1877-1881, Republican Party. -
🟧 Compromise of 1877
Deal that ended dispute over the election of 1876 -
🟦 Great railroad strike of 1877
Lots of railroad workers go on strike after getting their wages cute for the third time that year. -
🟦 Settlement House Movement
Movement for poor urban neighborhoods. -
James A. Garfield
20th President from 1881-1881, Republican Party. -
Chester A. Arthur
21st President from 1881-1885, Republican Party -
🟧 Chinese exclusion act.
10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the U.S. -
Grover Cleveland
22nd President from 1885-1889, National Democrat Party. -
Benjamin Harrison
23rd President from 1889-1893, Republican Party. -
Grover Cleveland
24th President from 1893-1897, National Democratic Party, -
William McKinley
25th President from 1897-1901, Republican Party -
Theodore Roosevelt
26th President from 1901-1909, Republican Party. -
William Howard Taft
27th President from 1909-1913, Republican Party -
Woodrow Wilson
28th President from 1913-1921, Democratic Party. -
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WWI
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🟥 U.S. joins WWI
U.S. joins the War because of Germany attacks ships and submarines. -
🟪 Influenza pandemic of 1918-1919
The deadly pandemic sweeps across the U.S. -
🟧 Ratification of the 19th amendment
Women can now vote. -
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Roaring 20s
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🟧 Prohibition
Nationwide ban on sale and import of alcohol from 1920-1933 -
🟩 Economy is doing great
Economy booms in this decade. -
Warren G. Harding
29th President from 1921-1923, Republican Party -
🟥 Tulsa Race Massacre
2 day long White supremacist terrorist massacre -
Calvin Coolidge
30th President from 1923-1929, Republican Party -
🟧 Introduction of the ERA
Equal rights Amendment was introduced into Congress. -
🟪 Lindbergh flight
First solo, nonstop transatlantic flight. -
Herbert Hoover
31st President from 1929-1933, Republican Party -
🟩 The great depression
American economy tanks, unemployment rises, horrible time for economy and living. -
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Great Depression
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🟩 Wall Street crash of 1929
Major stock market crash. -
🟪 The dust bowls.
Dust storms in U.S. midwest, ruining farms for many farmers -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President from 1933-1945, Democratic Party -
🟩 The new deal
Series of programs and projects to address the great depression. -
🟩 Works progress Administartion
American new deal agency that employed millions for projects. -
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WWII
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🟥 Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7th 1941. -
🟥 U.S. enters WWII
The U.S. joins the allies in WWII after the Pearl Harbor attacks. -
🟦 Zoot suit riots
Riots where discriminatory arrests were made based on clothing. -
🟪 Japanese Internment
U.S. forcibly moved around 120,000 Japanese into concentration camps. -
Harry S. Truman
33rd President from 1945-1953, Democratic Party. -
🟥 Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
U.S. drops 2 nuclear bombs in Japan, causing Japan to surrender and WWII ends. -
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Cold War
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th President from 1953-1961, Republican party -
🟦 Civil Rights Movement
Social campaign to end segregation and discrimination. -
John F. Kennedy
35th President from 1961-1963, Democrat Party -
Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President from 1963-1969, Democrat Party -
🟧 Jim Crow
Series of laws to get around laws that gave African American's rights. -
Richard Nixon
37th President from 1969-1974, Republican Party -
🟦 The Stonewall Riots
Series of riots against a police raid in a gay bar. -
🟪 Moon landing
U.S. was the first to the moon. -
🟦 Chicano Movement
Movement to embrace a Chicano identity. -
🟦 Red Power Movement
Social Movement led by Native Americans for rights. -
🟥 U.S. leaves Vietnam
U.S. withdrew from the Vietnam War after 8 years of fighting. -
Gerald Ford
38th President from 1974-1977, Republican -
Jimmy Carter
39th President from 1977-1981, Democrat -
Ronald Reagan
40th President from 1981-1989, Republican -
🟦 Second National March on Washington
Second March on Washington for gay rights. -
George H. W. Bush
41st President from 1989-1993, Republican -
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Contemporary History
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Bill Clinton
42nd President from 1993-2001, Democrat -
George W. Bush
43rd President from 2001-2009, Republican -
🟥 9/11
The U.S. suffered four coordinated terrorist attacks from al-Qaeda -
Barack Obama
44th President from 2009-2017, Democrat -
🟥 Death of Osama bin Laden
The leader behind the 9/11 attacks was killed by SEAL team six on May 2 2011 -
Donald Trump
45th President from 2017-2021, Republican -
Joe Biden
46th President from 2021-2025, Democrat -
🟥 War on Terror ends
In August 2021, the last American troops were pulled from Afghanistan, ending the 20 year long war on terror -
Donald Trump
47th President from 2025-2029, Republican