Simon's American History

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    Early Republic

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    George Washington

    The 1st president. His political party were the Federalists.
  • 🟦 The Second Great Awakening

    Lasting until the 1830s, this was a Protestant religious revival that sparked a number of reform movements.
  • 🟩 Hamilton's Financial Plan

    This plan was made for the new American Government and composed of 3 main programs: 1. the federal assumption of state debts, 2. the creation of a Bank of the United States, and 3. support for the new nation's emerging industries.
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    Manifest Destiny/Westward Expansion

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    🟥 War of 1812

    This was fought between America, Britain, and Canada.
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    Era of Good Feelings

  • 🟦 Temperance Movement

    This was a social movement promoting abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
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    Jacksonian

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    Andrew Jackson

    He was the 7th president of the United States. His political party was the Democrats.
  • 🟦 Indian Removal Act

    Signed into law by Andrew Jackson, this act gave him the right to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.
  • 🟩 Jackson Vetoes the Second National Bank

    Jackson vetoed the renewal of the Second National Bank, saying it was an abuse of Congress's power and unconstitutional.
  • 🟦 The Great Famine and Irish Immigration

    Nearly 2 million people left Ireland and moved to America during the Great Famine.
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    🟥 Mexican-American War

    The Mexicans fought the Americans.
  • 🟦 Seneca Fall Convention

    This was the first women's rights convention, and it discussed the "social, religious, and civil condition and rights of women".
  • 🟧 Kansas-Nebraska Act

    It repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed the legality of slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty, which led to Bloody Kansas.
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    🟥 Civil War

    The Union and the Confederates fought over whether slavery should be legal. It was declared illegal after the Union won.
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    Abraham Lincoln

    The 16th president. His political party was the Republicans.
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    Progressive Era

  • 🟧 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    While watching a play, Lincoln was shot by slavery supporter John Wilkes Booth.
  • 🟧 The 13th Amendment

    It banned slavery in all U.S. territories, except for criminal punishment.
  • 🟧 Reconstruction Acts

    It allowed the Confederate states to be absorbed back into the Union until new governments could be made for them.
  • 🟧 The 14th Amendment

    It granted citizenship to all born or naturalized in the U.S., including the formerly enslaved, and granted them equal protection under the law.
  • 🟦 Jim Crow

    These acts were made to restrict the rights of African-Americans by discrimination and segregation. They ended in 1965.
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    Gilded Age

  • 🟧 The 15th Amendment

    It granted African-American men the right to vote.
  • 🟦 Settlement House Movement

    This was a movement that planned to put the rich and poor in close living proximity, in hopes that the rich would alleviate the poverty of the poor.
  • 🟦 Chinese Exclusion Act

    This act provided a complete ban on Chinese immigrants moving into the U.S. for 10 years.
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    🟥 Spanish-American War

    This was fought between Spain and America for territory and resources.
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    🟥 WWI

    This was fought between the Central and Allied Powers, and led to the Treaty of Versailles.
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    Roaring 20s

  • 🟦 Tulsa Race Massacre

    This was a two-day-long white supremacist terrorist massacre that destroyed African-American-owned businesses.
  • 🟦 Introduction of the ERA

    The Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, was a proposed amendment prohibiting sexual discrimination.
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    🟩 Great Depression

    This was a period of economic crisis, where high rates of unemployment, poverty, and a severely wounded economy were the defining traits.
  • 🟩 The Dust Bowl

    This was a period of dust storms that damaged the economy, agriculture, and lives of rural America during the Great Depression.
  • 🟩 The New Deals

    Lasting until 1936, these were a series of economic, social, and political reforms enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt to heal the country from The Great Depression.
  • 🟦 Chicano Movement

    This was a movement that lasted till the 1960s, that wanted to help embrace their Chicano identity and combat structural racism.
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    🟥 WWII

    This was fought between the Allies (America, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union) and the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan).
  • 🟦 Japanese Internment

    This act forced people of Japanese descent to be incarcerated due to the conflict with Japan in WWII.
  • 🟦 Zoot Suit Riots

    These were riots that hurt those who wore zoot suits, a suit that is symbolic of Hepcat and Pachuco groups, because they were considered "unpatriotic" during WWII.
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    🟥 Cold War

    This was a rivalry between the powers of democracy, like America, and the powers of socialism/communism, like the Soviet Union.
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    🟥 Korean War

    This was fought between North Korea (aided by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (aided by the United Nations and the U.S.).
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    🟥 Vietnam War

    This was fought between North Vietnam (aided by the Soviet Union and China) and South Vietnam (aided by the U.S. and other anti-communist countries).
  • 🟦 Red Power Movement

    This social movement was for Native Americans who wanted to reclaim their sovereignty. It ended in the 1970s.
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    John F. Kennedy

    The 35th president. His party was the Democrats.
  • 🟦 The Stonewall Riots

    These were a series of riots and demonstrations against government-sponsored persecution of sexual minorities.
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    Richard M. Nixon

    The 37th president. His party was the Republicans.
  • 🟦 Second National March on Washington

    This was a march on Washington for many rights to be added, including recognition of lesbian and gay relationships and stopping AIDS discrimination.
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    Contemporary History