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The Early Republic 1789-1802
George Washington Elected President. -
Westward expansion and Strained Neutrality (1803-1811)
Marbury vs Madison establishes Judicial Review. -
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Congress declares War on Britain (issues-impressments, blockades, economy, native americans). -
Nationalism, Sectionalism, and Economic Expansion (1816-1827)
Underground railroad provides Northern escape for slaves. -
Age of Jackson (1828-1849)
Andrew Jackson elected 7th president -
Antebellum Period (pre-civil war) (1850-1859)
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes uncle tom's cabin -
The Civil War (1860-1865)
Abraham Lincoln elected 16th president -
Reconstruction(1865-1877)
South establishes black codes -
The Gilded Age(1878-1900)
Susan B Anthony gets woman's suffrage vote to congress -
Progressive Era (1901-1914)
President McKinley assassinated -
US involvement in World War 1 (1915-1919)
Selective Service Act -
The Roaring 20's (1920-1929)
19th amendment-women's suffrage (right to vote) -
great depression and New deal (1930-1939)
FDR elected president -
World War 2(1940-1945)
Lend Lease Act -
The Cold War (1946-1960)
Iron Curtain -
Civil Rights, Nixon, and vietnam (1961-1973)
Berlin Wall -
1974-Present
Jimmy Carter elected President