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It repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed the legality of slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty, which led to Bloody Kansas.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