U.S. History

  • Hamilton’s Financial Plan

    Hamilton' s plan aimed to stabilize America's economy after the Revolutionary War
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    Second Great Awakening

    Renewed interest in Christianity and social reform
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    War of 1812

    War between the United States and Great Britain.
  • Temperance movement

    laws banning alcohol and consumption
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    Indian Removal Act

    President Andrew Jackson made treaties with the Native Americans forcing them to move west of the Mississippi river and out of the southeastern states so that European colonizers could settle there.
  • Jackson Vetoes the Second National Bank

    Jackson vetoes the Second National Bank because he thought that it was unconstitutional and favored the wealthy over everyone else.
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    The Great Famine and Irish Immigration

    Caused by famine in Ireland (Potato famine) caused mass starvation and mass migration.
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    Mexican American War

    Caused by the annexation of Texas, which had an undefined border between the US and Mexico.
  • Seneca Falls Convention

    First women's rights convention in the US
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Act that allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not to have slaves.
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    Civil War

    Was a fight between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states (the Confederacy) over the issue of slavery.
  • 13th Amendment

    Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude with the exception of punishment for crime.
  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theater while watching a play with his wife.
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    Jim Crow

    These laws enforced racial segregation between white people and black people in places like schools, restaurants, parks, libraries etc.
  • 14th Amendment

    Guaranteed citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the US
  • 15th Amendment

    Prevents the federal government from denying anyone the right to vote based on race, religion, sex, etc
  • Settlement House Movement

    Addressed Urban poverty and other social issues
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    The Chinese Exclusion Act

    This act was a 10 year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the US. Prohibiting both skilled and unskilled Chinese immigrants from coming in to America.
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    Spanish American War

    The fight that ended the Spaniards colonial rule in the new world. Cause by the fact that Cuba was trying to gain independence from Spain.
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    WWI

    Was a global war the was Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey against the France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, USA, and Japan.
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    Tulsa Race Massacre

    Groups of white people killed more than 300 African Americans and by the end of it, they left more than nine thousand African Americans homeless. This was all due to the heightened jealousy from white people because of the success of the Black Wall street area.
  • Introduction of the ERA

    The equal rights amendment was introduced in Congress in 1928, ensured equality for women under the law.
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    Great Depression

    Marked by high unemployment, mass poverty, and declines in production and trade. The crash of Wall street stock market is often marked as the beginning of the depression.
  • The Dust Bowl

    This was a period of dust storms and severe droughts in the plains of the United States. These storms occurred during the Great Depression so the people were affected twice as hard.
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    The New Deal

    Programs made by president FDR, in order to relieve the economy and people after the wreck that the Great Depression caused.
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    WWII

    A global war that was caused by the fact that Germany was ignoring the restriction that was put on them after the Treaty of Versailles and trying to expand their territory which caused the beginning of the war.
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    Chicano Movement

    The Hispanic community whose focus was on combating racism and advocating for political and social empowerment.
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    Japanese Internment

    Almost all Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and live in internment camps during the war because of racial prejudice against Japanese Americans.
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    Zoot Suit Riots

    Violent fights between American servicemen men and Mexican Americans because of their "zoot suits" these attacks were targeted because of racism and prejudiec against Mexican Americans
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    Cold War

    Between the US and the Soviet Union, Caused by ideological differences and competition between the two.
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    Red Power Movement

    Movement by the Native Americans to govern themselves and demanding for more control over their land.
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    Stonewall Riots

    spontaneous raids that took place against a police raid that took place in Manhatten.
  • Second National March on Washington

    Was a national march on Washington for Gay and Lesbian rights.