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65 Cards in this Set
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1607 - Jamestown, Virginia Settlement
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John Smith is the leader
Starvation and Indian attacks |
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1607
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Jamestown, Virginia
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1620 - Pilgrim Colony
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Mayflower Compact
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1620
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Pilgrim Colony/Mayflower Compact
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1754 - French and Indian War
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Indians side with fur-trading French, British with colonists
Colonists win and receive French territory |
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1754
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French and Indian War
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1776 - Declaration of Independence
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Written by Thomas Jefferson
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1776
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Declaration of Independence
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1781
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End of American Revolution
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1787 - Constitutional Convention
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Ratified finally in 1788
Established US Congress |
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1801
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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson #3
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1803 - Louisiana Purchase
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Made by Thomas Jefferson and bought from France
Land spanned from Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains |
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1803
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Louisiana Purchase
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1812 - War of 1812
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War against Great Britain due to attacks on US ships
Battle of New Orleans end war in 1814 |
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1812
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War of 1812
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1820 - Missouri Compromise
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Maine may enter Union as free state if missouri enters as slave state
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1820
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Missouri Compromise
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1836 - Alamo
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Texans wanting independence defeated by Mesicans in 13 days
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1836
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Alamo
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1848 - Women's Rights Movement
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Convention in Seneca Falls, NY
Susan B. Anthony of NY takes lead |
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1848
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Women's Rights Movement
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1850 - Public Education Issues
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Education is public responsibility according to Horace Mann
Schools train children to be good citizens |
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1850
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Public Education Issues
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1858 - Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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Debates between two politicians over slavery issues
Lincoln more liberal and wins presidency |
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1858
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Lincoln-Doublas Debates
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1861 - Civil War
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Caused by tension over slavery and rise of northern power
Famous battles: Gettysburg and Antietam Emancipation Proclamation (1863) |
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1861
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Civil War
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1863
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Emancipation Proclamation -- freed slaves in any Confederate states but not in any border states that stayed in the Union
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Gettysburg
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Turning point in war
Victory for North |
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1865 - Reconstruction
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Congress-ordered military occupation of South
13th Amendment (no slavery) 14th Amendment (non-racial citizenship -- gave all blacks US citizenship) |
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1865
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Reconstruction
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1890 - Populist Movement
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Political movement emphasizing public's wishes
Helps to establish labor unions |
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1890
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Populist Movement
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1896 - Spanish-American War
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Caused by Spain's harshmess toward Cuba
US receives Puerto Rico and other Pacific islands |
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1896
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Spanish-American War
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1914 - WW I
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Caused by assassination of Austrian archduke
Allied (Germany, Austria) vs Central Powers (Great Britain, France) Trench warfare used US enters war due to Lusitanis sinking |
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1914
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WW I
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1919 - Prohibition
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18th Amendment prohibits sale, transfer, production of alcohol
Later repealed by 21st Amendment Carry Nation uses violent efforts to destroy saloons and alsohol |
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1919
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Prohibition
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1920 - Women's Suffrage
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19th Amendment gives women right to vote
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1920
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Women's Suffrage
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1925 - NY Stock Exchange
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Great Stock Market Crash 1929
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1925
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NY Stock Exchange
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1929 - Great Depression
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Caused in part by Great Stock Market Crash
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1929
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Great Depression
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1933 - Franklin D. Roosebelt becomes President
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President from 1933-1945
New Deal helps US overcome Depression |
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1933
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FDR is president
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1939 - WW II
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Caused by Germany's invasion of Poland
Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan) vs Allied Powers Attack of Pearl Harbor and Atomic Bomb Day-care industry becomes popular with working moms |
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1939
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WW II
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1945 - United Nations Formed
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Delegates from 50 Countries
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1945
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United Nations Formed
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1950 - Korean War
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North Korea (Communist) vs South Kores - supported by US
Lasts until 1969 |
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1950
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Korean War
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1950's - Cold War
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Arms race between Capitalist and Communist countried
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1950's
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Cold War
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1955 - Civil Rights struggle begins
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Rosa Parks and Montogomery bus boycott
Brown vs Topeka Board of Education |
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1955
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Civil Rights struggle begins
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1962 - Vietnam War (Conflict)
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North (Communist) eventually wins vs South (US supported)
Lasts until mid-1970's - very controversial |
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1962
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Vietnam War (Conflict)
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1964
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Civil Rights Act passed by Congress
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1968
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Martin Luther King, Jr assassinated
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1969
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First moon landing
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1972
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Watergate Scandal
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1991
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Operation Desert Storm between US and Iraq
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1993
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NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
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