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the United States army is formed 🟧
The unification of all of the colonies to fight Britain -
Declaration of Independence 🟧
A document in the 2nd Continental Congress, that gave the colonies and the colonist independence from Great Britain. -
Congress Approves the Articles of Confederation 🟧
The time when the Continental Congress thought that the need to enforce their own laws and rights -
George Washington 🟧
George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. -
Hamilton's financial plan
his plan to help make the us recover from debt -
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the second great Awakening
a religious revival in early 19th century America, characterized by emotional preaching, camp meetings, and a focus on personal salvation and social reform. -
John Adams 🟧
John Adams was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain. -
Thomas Jefferson 🟧
Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 -
James Maddison 🟧
James Madison was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817 -
James Monroe
James Monroe was an American Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last president of the Virginia dynasty. -
Indian removal act
a law that allowed the president to negotiate treaties to remove them -
Seneca falls Convention
outlined the rights American women should be entitled to as citizens, is a foundational document in the history of the U.S. women's rights movement. -
The great famine and Irish immigration
The 410,000 documented arrivals from Ireland in the database represent about one-third to one-quarter of the up to 1.5 million Irish who arrived in the United States during the broader Famine period of 1845–1855, including some who walked into the country after landing in Canada. -
Kansas Nebraska act
act that created two new territories, Kansas and Nebraska, and allowed their residents to decide on the issue of slavery through "popular sovereignty" -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Booth, a Confederate sympathizer and actor, was motivated by his desire to restore the Confederacy and avenge the defeat of the South in the Civil War. -
13th amendment
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude throughout the United States, except as punishment for a crime. -
Reconstruction act
a series of four laws passed by Congress during the Reconstruction era to establish the terms for the readmission of former Confederate states to the Union. -
14th amendment
It defines citizenship for all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guarantees equal protection under the laws. -
15th amendment
prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
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Jim crow
The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation -
Settlement House Movement
Settlement houses were organizations that provided support services to the urban poor and European immigrants, often including education, healthcare, childcare, and employment resources. Many settlement houses established during this period are still thriving today -
Chinese Exlusion act
restricted chinese immigration -
Tulsa race massacre
The Tulsa race massacre, also known as the Tulsa race riot or the Black Wall Street massacre, was a two-day-long white supremacist terrorist massacre that took place between May 31 and June 1, 1921 -
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Introduction to the ERA
seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. -
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The Great Depression
a global economic collapse -
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Chicano movement
The Hispanic community embarked on a social movement aimed at combating institutional racism, increasing cultural hegemony, and guaranteeing equal labor and political rights. -
Japanese internment
During World War II, the United States forcibly relocated and incarcerated about 120,000 people of Japanese descent in ten concentration camps operated by the War Relocation Authority, mostly in the western interior of the country. About two-thirds were U.S. citizens. -
zoot suit riots
The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots that took place June 3–8, 1943, in Los Angeles, California, United States, involving American servicemen stationed in Southern California and young Latino and Mexican American city residents. -
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Red power movement
The Red Power movement was a social movement which was led by Native American youth who demanded self-determination for Native Americans in the United States. Organizations that were part of the Red Power Movement include the American Indian Movement and the National Indian Youth Council.