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The American Revolution
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George Washington commanded the Continental Army during this time period. He took on big tasks like balancing regional demands and moving troops. He was involved in many important battles including the Battle of Yorktown and the Battle of Fort Necessity. Washington died a year later after a threatened war with France in 1798. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
These acts were passed during John Adam's presidency in response to the criticisms of the government, which were specifially directed towards the Federalists. The Alien Act stated that the president can deport "dangerous" aliens at will. The Sedition act stated that any scheme against the government would result in high punishments. -
Lousiana Purchase
This purchase involved a huge business deal with France in which Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the United States. The final cost was about $15 million at that time. In today's dollars, it would be about 280 million dollars. Today the area includes the states: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. -
Monroe Doctrine
This policy established by the president James Monroe, stated that further efforts by European nations to take over land and intrude with states in North or South America are considered acts of assault which require US intervention. It's main purpose was to free the independent colonies of Latin America from control that would make the New World and Old World seperated and independent nations. -
Indian Removal Act
This act was signed into law by president Andrew Jackson which allowed him to negotiate with the Native Americans of Southern United States about moving to territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands. The removal was supposed to be cause no harm and that's why the tribes agreed to the conditions. By 1837, the Jackson administration had removed about 46,000 Native American people from their land east of Mississippi. -
Gettysburg Address
This was a speech given by the president, Abraham Lincoln. It was addressed during the American Civil War at the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was only 9 sentences long, which discussed how all men were equal and also the effects of the Civil War. He had hoped that the new nation would come together as a union and abolish slavery. -
World War I
Woodrow Wilson lead the nation during World War I and called the United States "neutral" during war. He tried to avoid war at all cost for 2 years. However Congress still declared war. Wilson described this war as " a war to end war" and spoke about gaining peace without revenge. The war came to an end on Nov. 11, 1918. His ultimate hope was for the US to join a League of Nations -
World War II
Franklin D Roosevelt was the commander in chief of World War II and led the United States through this tough time. Due to his leadership, the nation mainly accomplished victory in Europe and the Pacific. During this era, he also worked hard to end the Great Depression and created the program the New Deal to help Americans get back on their feet again. -
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
With the approval of president Harry Truman, an atomic bomb was dropped on the people of Hiroshima on August 6th and Nagasaki on August 9th 1945. The reason for using these bombs were to save American lives and to shorten the war. He also used it for revengful purposes as well. As a result the bombs successfully did end the most destructive war in history. -
Cold War
During this war, president Dwight D. Eisenhower redistributed US military forces with caution resisting the use of nuclear weapons in Indochina and Taiwan. In the Middle East, he also resisted the use of force when the British and French took control of the Suez Canal, but under alot of U.S. pressure, the British and French forces withdrew themselves from Egypt which sustained control of the canal.
