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Unit 3
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Shays' Rebellion
The violent protests led by Daniel Shays were against the treatment of Farmers. This event made the federal government look weak for not being able to control the rebellion. -
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This outlined the steps for a territory to apply for statehood, banned slavery in some states, and called for establishment of free public schools. These were innovative steps into what the future would look like, without slavery and with free public school. -
Unit 4
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Jeffersonian Democracy
A set of political goals that convinced people to stand with it. It comprises a major interpretation of republican values. -
War of 1812
A conflict between Britain and America which led to some unwanted warfare. After the British kept trying to interfere with American seamen, the war was started. -
The Era of Good Feelings
In this period of time there was a sense of independence and national pride. The tariff of 1816 issued a 20% tariff on all
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The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a plan that was deemed to fail. The southern states wanted to continue the expansion of slavery and thats what led to separation. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in The Americas beginning in 1823. There was a repetition of this type of policy in the future of the U.S. -
Jacksonian Democracy
A movement for more democracy was the foundation of this philosophy. Jackson was a strong supporter of spoils system. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was a very controversial action on behalf of President Andrew Jackson. This act led to the death of thousands of Native American, creating with it the Trail of Tears. -
Unit 5
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“Fifty-four forty or fight!”
This event showcases the beliefs that our country had in this time. We were willing to fight over a piece of land, and thats the way that expansion worked back then. This led to an agreement with the British. -
Manifest Destiny
The belief in Manifest Destiny contributed to the expansion of the U.S. Americans conquered further land and made business with other countries for land. -
The Wilmot Proviso
This document was an attempt to forbid slavery in newly acquired
territory from Mexico. This led president Polk to spend 2 million on a negotiation bill. -
Popular Sovereignty
Popular Sovereignty is the belief that states should decide for themselves whether they wanted to be free or they wanted to hold slaves. This is also what led to Bleeding Kansas. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The end of his life didn't mean the end of his visions. Presidential Reconstruction was continued and was already implemented in his time as president. -
Johnson Impeached
President Johnson's impeachment was the first impeachment to go down in U.S. history. His actions were some of the first cases of abuse of "presidential power". -
Unit 6
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The Transcontinental Railroad
The most famous railroad at the time, could transport merchandise from one end of the coast to the other faster. This creation led to the wide use of the tracks and the distribution of certain things that could only be attained on one side of the coast. -
The Creation of Standard Oil Co.
Founded by John D. Rockefeller, the company became a vertical monopoly in the Oil business. The power that the company had forced the government to pass laws that forbid the existence of monopolies. -
Battle of Little Big Horn
The battle were 7000 Native Americans killed 700 U.S. troops. This battle caused for europeans to go back and massacre Natives. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The massacre where approximately 300 people were killed and most of which were Native women and children. The rebellion on behalf of the Natives to continue the Ghost Dance was a cause for the massacre to go down. -
The Creation of Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company was the first business to become a horizontal integration monopoly, which manufactured almost all of the steel on the market. The company directly impacted the used of steel to make skyscrapers by manufacturing that kind of steel. -
Jim Crow Laws
These laws were created to make life more difficult for the black community. Through creating separate faculties, blacks were separated by force and these laws made it harder for an African American to vote. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The court that ruled that Colored people would be "Separate but equal". This set the path for discrimination to continue now that it was legal to discriminate by separating from each other. -
Unit 7
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The Louisiana Purchase
This piece of land was bought from France after it was traded by Spain. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the nation and came at a cheap price. All of this allowed for Americans to be able to move more towards the west and have more land. -
World War 1
WW1 was the first time that the U.S. Came out of its shell to interfere with the rest of the world, being that the U.S. was very conservative at the time. This war also helped lead to the Great Depression by the money invested into the war. -
The Harlem Renaissance
The culture that was developing in this time period was one that was being created by the black community in Harlem. This movement was a big step forward for black people as it evolved their impact on American society. -
Prohibition
Prohibition led crime to elevate instead of its primary intentions which was for the crime rate to drop. Al Capone made his profits from this amendment by selling illegal alcohol on the streets. -
The Great Depression
This economic crisis was the worse to happen in the U.S. The struggles of the everyday American were rough and led to help from the federal government. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was the result of drying out the soil of crops by using it too much and tough windstorms. This caused a migration to the west coast to avoid dust storms and to have job opportunities. -
The New Deal
The New deal was a response to the economic deterioration in America. He created programs to help America relieve and sustain itself during this time, such as one in which the law provided loans to banks to help them reopen and establish some federal oversight of the banking industry. -
World War 2
This war impacted the relationships that U.S. had with the other countries that participated in the war. WW2 was the first war that allowed segregated units to participate in the war. -
Unit 8
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Brown v. Board of Education
This Court decision declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The impact that this ruling had was enormous on the black society. -
JFK Assassination
The assassination of John F. Kennedy had an impact on history because he was on the path to change the U.S. society. The ideas that Kennedy was presenting was going to help fight poverty, segregation, and educational differences for children. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The ideas proposed in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This changed American society forever; allowing every person to have freedom to be the person that they are without having to face discrimination on a federal level. -
The Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was an attack made on American troops from the Vietnam rebels, which killed a lot of troops and got a lot of media coverage. These attacks were seen by Americans, and this story changed the way that Americans looked at the war, losing support to keep fighting. -
Moon Landing
The moon landing was a sign from the U.S. to the Soviet Union, pointing out that the U.S. was winning the space war. The moon landing marked the beginning of U.S. superiority over the Soviets, whom where the only other world super power. -
The Watergate scandal
The Watergate Scandal made a HUGE impact on how the American people view politics. This event led to the resignation of Richard Nixon as president. -
Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were important in history because they settled peace between Egypt and Israel. This accomplishment established a memorable action for president Jimmy Carter, without him, this wouldn't have been made possible. -
Unit 9
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The Election of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan made a great impact on the U.S. with his Strategic Defense Initiative, code name "Star Wars" Initiative. Throughout Ronald Reagan's presidency he reformed the way economics played out and much more. -
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The Collapse of the Soviet Union
The collapse of the Soviet Union meant that the U.S. had become the only world super power on the globe. The Cold War was ended along with the country and tensions with Russia were loosen. -
The World Wide Web went public
This by far has to be the biggest moment in modern day history. The World Wide Web led to a world of possibilities for anything to happen, and up to today it is known to be one of the greatest inventions of all time. -
The impeachment of Bill Clinton
The impeachment of Bill Clinton became the first event to have mass media coverage on the internet. He became one of the only two presidents to have been impeached in the history of the U.S. -
9/11 Terrorist attacks
The attacks that happened on September 11 of 2001 were and still are the biggest terrorist that has ever happened on U.S. soil. Right after these events, the War on Terror was set into motion. The War on Terror is currently the longest war that the U.S. has ever fought, and it is still being fought today. -
The 2003 invasion of Iraq
The invasion of Iraq was a time in American history were the U.S. government demonstrated their power. This invasion led to a lot of after effects that still haunt us to this day. -
The Election of Barrack Obama
Barrack Obama being elected to be the president of the United States of America made a mark in history, by him being the first African-American president of the U.S. During his presidency he created ObamaCare, killed Osama Bin Laden, and created the DACA program which helped out hundreds of thousands of Immigrants.
