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Early Republic
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George Washington Elected President 🟧
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Hamilton Financial Plan🟩
Alexander Hamilton's financial plan was proposed once he gained the role of Secretary of Treasury. He planned to stabilize the economy through a national bank, assume state debts, tariffs, and excise taxes. -
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The Second Great Awakening🟦
A protestant reform in the United States, leading to other social movements such as abolitionism and temperance. -
John Adams Elected President🟧
1797-1801
Federalist Party -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President🟧
1801-1809
Democratic-Republic Party -
Louisiana Purchase 🟪
In 1803, the United States made the Lousiana Purchase with Napolean. Which encouraged expansion Westward. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition🟪
Lasting from 1804 to 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition was a planned exploration through the new land bought in the Louisiana purchase. -
James Madison Elected President 🟧
1809-1817
Democratic-Republican -
War of 1812🟥
Fought from 1812-1815, this was a war fought between the United States and Great Britian. It stemmed from disputes over trade, native American affairs, etc. -
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Manifest Destiny/Westward Expansion
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Era of Good Feelings
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James Monroe Elected President 🟧
1817-1825
Democratic Republican -
Temperance Movement🟦
A social movement kickstarted by the second great awakening. It encouraged reducing or eliminating alcohol in the United States. -
John Quincy Adams Elected President🟧
1825-1829
Whig Party -
Andrew Jackson Elected President🟧
1829-1837
Democratic Party -
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Jacksonian
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Indian Removal Act 🟪
Signed by President Andrew Jackson, called for the forced removal and relocation of Native Americans. They now had to move from their native lands on the east coast, to lands west of the Mississippi river. -
Jackson Vetoes the Second National Bank🟩
President Jackson argued chartering the second national bank was unconsitutional, favored the wealthy, and gave power to an undude insitution. -
Martin Van Buren Elected President🟧
1837-1841
Democratic Party -
William Henry Harrison Elected President 🟧
1841
Whig Party -
John Tyler Elected President 🟧
1841-1845
Whig Party -
The Great Famine and Irish Immigration🟪
In Ireland there was a great famine that lasted 5 years, during this period Irish people immigrated to American to seek refuge from the famine. It was estimated 1-2 million people immigrated during this period. -
James K. Polk Elected President 🟧
1845-1849
Democratic Party -
Mexican American War🟥
The Mexican-American War, which lasted from 1846 to 1848, was a conflict over the western area of the Modern-day United States. It was fought between the United States and Mexico, with the US winning and receiving the land we have today. -
Seneca Falls Convention🟦
The first women's rights convention in the United States, launching the women's suffrage movement. -
Zachary Taylor Elected President 🟧
1849-1850
Whig Party -
Millard Fillmore Elected President 🟧
1850-1853
Know Nothing Political Party -
Franklin Pierce Elected President 🟧
1853-1857
Democratic Party -
Kansas-Nebraska Act 🟧
This act organized the territories of Kansas and Nebraska into law/states. This lead to a frenzy of trying to get these states to become pro-slavery. -
James Buchanan Elected President 🟧
1857-1861
Democratic Party -
Civil War🟥
1861-1865
The Civil War was a conflict between the Union (Northern States) and the Confederacy (Southern States), mostly over the issue of slavery. -
Abraham Lincoln elected President 🟧
1861-1865
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Progressive Era
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Andrew Johnson Elected President 🟧
1865-1869
Democratic Party -
13th Amendment🟧
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
Assassination of Lincoln🟧
During his time as the 16th president of the U.S., Lincoln was shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth. He was attending a play with his wife. -
Reconstruction Acts🟧
A series of legislative acts that formally laid out readmission requirements for seceded Southern states. These acts also divided the Southern states, except Tennessee, into five military sections, or districts. -
14th Amendment🟧
The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,” -
Ulysses S. Grant Elected President 🟧
1869-1877
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Gilded Age
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Jim Crow🟦
Era of racial discrimination and segregation, which denied black americans equal rights and freedoms. -
15th Amendment🟧
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" -
Rutherford B. Hayes Elected President 🟧
1877-1881
Republican Party -
James A. Garfield Elected President 🟧
1881
Republican Party -
Chester A. Arthur Elected President 🟧
1881-1885
Republican Party -
Chinese Exclusion Act 🟧
This act prohibited Chinese workers from entering the United States and denied them the right to citizenship. -
Grover Cleveland Elected President 🟧
1885-1889/1893-1897
National Democrat Party -
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Settlement House Movement 🟦
A movement aimed to address the social and economic challenges of urban poverty and immigration by establishing community centers offering education, healthcare, and social work. -
Benjamin Harrison Elected President 🟧
1889-1893
Republican Party -
William McKinley Elected President 🟧
1897-1901
Republican Party -
Spanish American War🟥
A short conflict in 1898 was a fight in the Pacific to gain Spanish territory in the Pacific and the Western Hemisphere. -
Theodore Roosevelt Elected President 🟧
1901-1909
Republican -
William Howard Taft Elected President 🟧
1909-1913
Republican Party -
Woodrow Wilson Elected President 🟧
1913-1921
Democratic Party -
World War I🟥
Fought from 1914 to 1918 and involved multiple European powers and several other nations. Mostly caused by the assassination of the Arch-Duke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand. -
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World War I
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Roaring 20s
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Tulsa Race Massacre🟥
The Tulsa Race Massacre was a 2 day event where mobs of white people went down to Tulsa and attacked black residents and destroyed their homes. -
Warren G Harding Elected President 🟧
1921-1923
Republican Party -
Calvin Coolidge Elected President 🟧
1923-1929
Republican Party -
Introduction of the ERA 🟦
ERA or the Equal Rights Act was a proposed amendment that would guarantee equal rights for all Americans regardless of sexual orientation. -
Herbert Hoover Elected President🟧
1929-1933
Republican Party -
Great Depression🟩
The great depression was an awful economic downturn caused by the stock market crash. It lasted 10 years and was responsible for high unemployment, homelessness, and more. -
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Great Depression
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The Dust Bowl 🟩
The Dust Bowl was a series of dust storms and droughts that swept through the Great Plains during the 1930s. This was caused by overfarming from WWI -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected President🟧
1933-1945
Democratic Party -
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The New Deal 🟩
The New Deal was a series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was supposed to help with the great depression. -
World War II🟥
A global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and was an extremely violent and deadly war. It was mainly fought between the Allies and the Axis powers -
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Chicano Movement 🟦
A cultural movement by Latin Americans protesting for an end to discrimination, cultural pride, and community empowerment. -
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World War II
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Japanese Internment 🟧
During WWII, the US government forcibly detained over 120,000 Japanese Americans into 'relocation camps'. -
Zoot Suit Riots🟥
A period of violent clashes where White Americans attacked Latino Americans wearing "Zoot suits", as they believed it was unamerican. -
Harry S. Truman Elected President🟧
1945-1953
Democratic Party -
Cold War🟥
The Cold War was fought between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991. It was a large-scale competition between the two countries, and led to many other little wars in other countries. Overall, it was a battle between democracy and communism. -
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Cold War
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Korean War🟥
The Korean War was a conflict fought from 1950-1953 on the Korean Peninsula. Beginning with communist North Korea invading democratic South Korea. The conflict quickly escalated, dragging China and the United States into the matter. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elected President🟧
1953-1961
Republican Party -
Vietnam War🟥
A war taking place from 1955-1975, it was also another fight between the communist North of Vietnam and the democratic South of Vietnam. The U.S. was very heavily involved in the war, trying to stop the "Domino Effect" of communism. -
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Red Power Movement 🟦
A Native American civil rights movement that advocated for native self-determination and sovereignty -
John F. Kennedy Elected President🟧
1961-1963
Democratic Party -
Lyndon B. Johnson Elected President🟧
1963-1969
Democratic Party -
The Stonewall Riots🟦
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent protests against the police raid of the Stonewall Inn. A turning point in the gay rights movement. -
Richard M. Nixon Elected President🟧
1969-1974
Republican Party -
Apollo 11 Mission🟪
On July 20th, 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making it the first manned lunar landing. Having people on the moon for the first time in history. -
Gerald R. Ford Elected President🟧
1974-1977
Republican Party -
Jimmy Carter Elected President🟧
1977-1981
Democratic Party -
Ronald Reagan Elected President🟧
1981-1989
Republican Party -
Second National March On Washington🟦
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George Bush Elected President🟧
1989-1993
Republican Party -
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Contemporary History
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William J. Clinton Elected President🟧
1993-2001
Democratic Party -
George W. Bush Elected President🟧
2001-2009
Republican Party -
Barack Obama Elected President🟧
2009-2017
Democratic Party -
Donald J. Trump Elected President🟧
2017-2021/2025 - -
Joe Biden Elected President🟧
2021-2025
Democratic Party