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George Washington
Federalist. Born in Virginia. 1789-97 -
Hamilton's Financial Plan
Financial plan written by Alexander Hamilton -
John Adams
Federalist. Born in Massachusetts. 1797-1801 -
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican. Born in Virginia. 1801-1809 -
James Madison
Democratic-Republican. Born in Virginia 1809-17 -
James Monroe
Democratic-Republican. Born in Virginia. 1817-25 -
John Quincy Adams
National Republican. Born in Massachusetts. 1825-29 -
Andrew Jackson
Democratic. Born in South Carolina. 1829-37 -
Indian Removal Act
Act put onto the US to remove all Native Americans from American soil. -
Martin Van Buren
Democratic. Born in New York. 1837-41 -
Jackson vetoes the second National Bank
Jackson vetoes the bill. -
John Tyler
Whig. Born in Virginia. 1841-45 -
William Henry Harrison
Whig. Born in Virginia. 1841* -
Seneca Falls Convention
First women's rights convention -
The Great Famine and Irish Immigration
Irish people coming over and the potatoes are gone! -
James K. Polk
Democratic. Born in North Carolina. 1845-49 -
Zachary Taylor
Whig. Born in Virginia. 1849-50* -
Millard Fillmore
Whig. Born in New York. 1850-53 -
Franklin Pierce
Democratic. Born in New Hampshire. 1853-57 -
James Buchanan
Democratic. Born in Pennsylvania. 1857-61 -
Abraham Lincoln
Republican. Born in Kentucky. 1861-65*
Was assassinated during Presidency, 16th President. -
Andrew Johnson
Democratic (Union). Born in North Carolina. 1865-69 -
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican. Born in Ohio. 1869-77 -
Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican. Born in Ohio. 1877-81 -
James A. Garfield
Republican. Born in Ohio. 1881* -
Chester A. Arthur
Republican. Born in Vermont. 1881-85 -
Benjamin Harrison
Republican. Born in Ohio. 1889-93 -
Glover Cleveland
Democratic. Born in New Jersey. 1893-97 -
William McKinley
Republican. Born in Ohio. 1897-1901* -
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican. Born in New York. 1901-09 -
William Howard Taft
The 27th President, born in Ohio, 1909-13. Republican -
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The Great Migration
Thousands of African Americans moved out of the South after the Civil War, mostly younger, getting away from Jim Crow laws and into urbanization. -
Woodrow Wilson
The 28th President, born in Virginia, and ran from 1913-21. A Democrat, known for being a part of WWI, which occurred during his term. -
Warren G. Harding
Our 29th President, ran from 1921-23 because he died of a heart attack in 1923. He was a Republican and born in Ohio -
Tulsa Race Massacre
Two-day long whit supremacist terrorist massacre, mobs of white residents attacked black residents and destroyed homes and businesses. -
Warren G. Harding
Our 29th President, ran from 1921-23*, reason for the short term was because he died of a heart attack. Born in Ohio and ran as Republican. -
Introduction of the ERA
Equal Rights Amendment, aiming to guarantee equal rights for women. -
Calvin Coolidge 🟧
30th President, had to take place once Harding died since he was next up, ran from Hardings death to 1929. A Republican born in Vermont. -
Herbert Hoover 🟧
31st President, had a normal 4 year term, ran from 1929-33 and as a Republican. Born in Iowa. -
Great Depression
Global economic collapse that began in the US and lasted for about a decade. -
The Dust Bowl
Period of intense dust storms that ravaged the American Midwest, devastating agriculture and the environment. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt 🟧
32nd President, ran from 1933-45 but his term ended before it was supposed to due to his death, ran as a Democrat. Born in New York, was the President for the majority of WWII. -
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The New Deal
Series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression. -
Japanese Internment
America's Government were suspicious of the Japanese in America so they were forced into housing and camps to be separated and suffered. -
Zoot Suit Riots
Series of riots involving American servicemen stationed in Southern California and young Latino and Mexican American city residents. -
Harry S. Truman 🟧
33rd President, took over once FDR passed and ran from 1945-53 as a Democrat. Born in Missouri, he was the President to approve of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower 🟧
34th President, ran from 1953-61 for the Republican party, a.k.a "Ike". Born in Texas, was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during WWII. -
John F. Kennedy
35th President, ran from 1961-63*, was assassinated during Presidency in a Lincoln next to his wife, a Democrat. Born in Massachusetts. -
The Stonewall Riots
Series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against a police raid, LGBTQ+ people fighting back against the government. -
Second National March on Washington
Lesbian and Gay rights rally, massive rally focusing on AIDS activism.