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This addressed the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
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Hamilton’s Financial Plan was used to try and stabilize the American economy and establish the United States’ credit. His plan created a National Bank which managed government funds, regulated currency and support economic growth. Hamilton’s plan laid the foundation for the U.S. economy and strengthened federal power and contributed to the rise of political parties.
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President George Washington wrote a letter for valedictory to friends and fellow citizens after 20 years of public service.
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain. It was caused by British interference with American trade and the British supporting the Native Americans attack on American settlers. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 which re-stored the pre-war borders but didn’t resolve any of the original issues.
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The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America.
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The Temperance Movement was a 19th and 20th century social movement advocating for reduced or eliminated alcohol consumption. It gained support from various groups including religious organizations, women, and the middle class and sought to address the public health risks and social problems associated with heavy drinking.
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The Indian Removal Act was a law passed by the US Congress that authorized the forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river.
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President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal act into law which authorized the government to exchange Native American land east of the Mississippi River.
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President Jackson vetoed the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States in 1832. Jackson believed that the Bank was unconstitutional and favored the wealthy. He also thought the Bank had too much power over the economy and politics. Him vetoing the Bank was popular among Americans and helped him win the re-election. This led to the “Bank War” that ended with the Bank’s closure in 1836.
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The Great Famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852, triggered a massive wave of Irish emigration, particularity to the United States. Due to the devastating potato blight, which ruined Ireland's main food source, millions were left facing starvation, disease, and death.
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The Mexican-American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico. The war started because of the annexation of Texas. The war resulted in the U.S. get more than 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory.
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The Seneca Falls Convention, held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, was the first womens rights convention in the United States. It focused on social, civil, and religious condition of women.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a bill that divided the land immediately west of Missouri into two territories. Senator Douglas argued in favor of popular sovereignty or the idea of the settlers of the new territories should decide if slavery would be legal there.
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States On the evening of April 14, 1865, he was attending a performance with his family at the Ford theater and he got shot in the back of his head b y John Wilkes Booth.
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The 13th Amendment in the US Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the country, except as punishment for a crime.
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The Reconstruction Acts were US laws passed between 1867 and 1868 that aimed to rebuild the South after the Civil War.It established conditions for the readmission of former Confederate states to the Union. These acts primarily focused ensuring the rights of newly freed African Americans and preventing the return of Southern leaders who had been involved in the Confederacy.
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The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1868, is a landmark of legislation that guarantees citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
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The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a US federal law that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. It was the first major US law to restrict immigration based on ethnicity, creating a precedent for future discriminatory immigration polices.
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The Settlement house movement was a progressive reform movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that aimed to bridge the gap between the wealthy and the poor, often immigrants, in urban areas.
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The Pullman Strike was a major railroad strike in the United States. It began when Pullman workers protested wage cuts and high living costs. The strike showed the tension between the labor force and the government. The Pullman Strike led to the creation of Labor Day.
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The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in modern history, that began with the stock market crash of 1929. It began in 1929 and lasted until the beginning of WWII. It caused massive unemployment, widespread poverty, bank failures, and a drop in agricultural and industrial outputs. President Roosevelt responded with the New Deal. The New Deal was a set of programs aimed for relief, recovery and reform.
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World War 1 started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. The U.S. didn’t come into the war until Germany started sinking U.S. ships so on April 2nd, Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany and the U.S. had joined WWI.
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The Tulsa race Massacre was a horrific event of racial violence that took place in Tulsa Oklahoma, between May 31 and June 1, 1921. The Massacre targeted the Greenwood District, a predominantly Black neighborhood. Eyewitnesses reported that airplanes were used to drop bombs and fire upon fleeing residents, although some historical accounts dispute the extent of the aerial attacks.
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The Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced in Congress in December 1923. The ERA was designed to ensure that men and women have equal rights throughout the United States, and that sex should not determine legal rights.
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The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement centered in Harlem, New York. It challenged racism and promoted civil rights. The Harlem Renaissance transformed American Culture and laid the way for future political movements.
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The Dust Bowl was a serve drought and dust storm in the 1930s. From the Texas to Nebraska region high winds swept up dust, killing livestock and people and causing crops to fail. The Dust Bowl caused many families to have to migrate and intensified the impacts of the Great Depression.
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The New Deal was a series of programs and reforms. It was launched by President Rosevelt to combat the Great Depression. It was aim to provide relief, recovery and reform. The New Deal helped stabilize the economy and expand the role of the federal government.
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The Japanese Internment camps during World War II was a forced relocation and incarceration of over 120,000 people of Japanese descent, including US citizen to internment camps located throughout the Western United States.
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World War one was the largest and deadliest conflict in history. It plot the world’s nation into opposing sides. The Allies were Britain, the U.S., the Soviet Union and France. The Axis Powers were Germany, Italy and Japan. It started due to Germany going against the Treat of Versallies. The war ended when Japan and Germany surrendered to the Allied forces.
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The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of racially motivated attacks in Los Angeles in 1943, primarily targeting Mexican American youths who wore zoot suits. These riots were fueled by racial tensions and a distorted portrayal of Mexican American youth in the media.
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The Korean War started due to the Cold War. This war resulted in over millions of deaths and casualties. The Korean War never actually ended, but is a stalemate.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest that was sparked by Rosa Parks getting arrested. The protests ended up in the U.S. Supreme Court and being ruled that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.
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The Red Power Movement was a Native American social and political movement that emerged in the late 960s and 1970s. It was a response to centuries of discrimination and assimilation policies against Native Americans in the United States.
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Jim Crow refers to the system of racial segregation that was enforced in the Southern United States from the late 1800s to the mid 1960s. This system through state and local laws enforced racial separation and discrimination against African Americans. This included in aspects of life which meant housing, education, employment access to public facilities.
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The Stonewall Riots were also known as the Stonewall Uprising and began when New York City police raided a gay club called the Stonewall Inn. The Riots were a series of protests by members of the LGBTQ community. It was common for police to raid gay bars and arrest people for being gay. One of the raids turned violent and lasted for several nights. This made way for more protests and movements.
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The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival movement that swept through the United States in the early 19th century, from roughly 1800 to 1835. It was characterized by emotional preaching revival meetings and a focus on individual salvation and free will.
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The Chicano Movement, was a social and political movement in the United States that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s. It aimed to advocate for the civil rights and social justice of Mexican Americans and Chicanos, while also promoting a strong sense of cultural identity and pride.
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The Anti-Vietnam War movement was a social and political campaign in the United States. It pressured the government to withdraw troops and end the draft. The movement also reshaped American politics.
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The Vietnam War started due to the long conflict between France and Vietnam. The War ended when the United States withdrew forces in 1973.
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The Women’s Liberation movement was also known as Second Wave Feminism. It fought for women’s equality and freedom. The movement led to changes in laws, education, work and society.
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-The Cold War got its name due to the war not having any fighting. The war was between the United States and the Soviet Union. The end of the Cold War was marked by the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union dissolving.
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-The Second National March on Washington was a massive political rally for Lesbian and Gay Rights. This march as important to LGBTQ history due to its around 750,000 participants. It’s first national coverage made headlines the next day at the United States Supreme Court Building.
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