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Revolution and the New Nation. 1754 - 1820.
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The leaders of the American Revolution made three great gambles. First, they sought independence from the powerful British Empire, becoming the first colonies in the Americas to revolt and seek independence from their mother empire. -
Westward Expansion. 1801 - 1860.
A significant push toward the west coast of North America began in the 1810s. It was intensified by the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise -
Civil War. 1850 - 1877
A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. It was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict. A key point stated rights. -
Industrial U.S. 1870 - 1900.
The United States had one-half the world's manufacturing capacity. At the end of the century, it had overtaken Great Britain in iron, steel, and coal production. -
Modern America. 1890 - 1930.
The dawn of the twentieth century saw the convergence of industrialization, urbanization, and rapid immigration; an era is known as the emergence of Modern America. The rise of the city as the port of entry for the immigrant population and as the center of business put strains on urban America. -
Great Depression and WWII. 1929 - 1945.
The downfall in the economy was one of the many factors caused by the Great Depression, which led up to World War II. Studies show that during the first five years of the depression, the economy shrank more than 50% with 650 banks failing. -
Post-War U.S. 1945 - 1970.
A time of high economic growth and general prosperity. It was also a time of confrontation as the capitalist United States and its allies politically opposed the Soviet Union and other communist states; the Cold War had begun. -
Contemporary U.S. 1968 - 2020.
Contemporaries are people and things from the same time period. Contemporary can also describe things happening now or recently. -
COVID-19 Spreads Around the World
Pandemics are known to cause large-scale social disruption, economic loss, and general hardship, and COVID-19 has been no exception. -
Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
The decision overturned the longstanding Constitutional right to abortion and eliminated federal standards on abortion access that had been established by earlier decisions in the cases, Roe v.