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American History
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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America by the British Parliament. It required that many printed materials such as documents, magazines, newspaper, and more had to be printed on stamped paper produced in London. This act was very unpopular among colonists. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies, now regarded themselves as 13 newly independent sovereign states and no longer part of the British Emprie. -
The Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was an agreement that was reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It was an agreement between large and small states. It maintained the bicameral legislature (two houses) and proportional representation in the lower house, but it required that the upper house be weighted equally between the states. Each state would have two representatives in the upper house. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom. It lasted for 32 months. The outcome resolved many issues that had persisted after the American War of Independence, but involved no boundary changes. -
American Civil War
The American Civil war was fought from 1861-1865 after seven Southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America. The states that remained in the Union were the northern states. This war resulted in the collapse of the Confederacy, abolishment of slavery, and reconstruction. -
The Reconstrution Era
Reconstrution directly followed the American Civil War and it was a process of restoring national unity and guarenteeing rights to the freed slaves. Many historians view reconstrution as a failure because the South became poor, there was intimidation and discrimination, and restablishment of white Democratic dominance. -
The Populist Party
The Populist Party was a political party established during the Populist movement. It was most important from 1892-1896 then quickly dissolved. It represented a hostility to elites and was based among poor, white cotton farmers. In 1896, the Populists supported William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic presidential nominee. -
Spanish American War
The Spanish American War was a conflict between Spain and the United States as a result of American intervetion in the Cuban war of Independence. Yellow journalism in the United States propelled the United States into the conflict/war. -
World War I
World War I, known at the time as the Great War, was a global war centered in Europe. The war involved all of the world's great economic power who assembled into the Allies and the Central Powers. This was one of the deadliest conflicts in history and it pabed the way for major political changes. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident that took place from 1920-1923 under the administration of President Harding. Secretary of the Interior, Albert B. Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming to private oil companies at low rates and without competitive bidding. Fall was later convicted of accepting bribes from the oil companies. -
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution
The Eighteenth Amednment of the US Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal. This was later repealled in 1933 by the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment. -
Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution
The Nineteenth Amendment to the US constitution prohibits and US citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. The US Constitution allows the states to determine the qualifications for voting and until the 1910s, most states did not allow women to vote. -
Black Tuesday
Also known as the Stock Market Crash of 1929, Black Tuesday began in late October and was the most devastating stock market crash in US history. The crash effectively started the 10 year Great Depression that affected the country greatly. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic depression spanning the decade prior to World War II. It had devestating effects on personal income, tax revenue, profits, and international trade. Unemployment in the US rose to 25%. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945. He was elected for four consecutive terms and remains the only president to ever serve more than eight years. His New Deal domestic policies redefined the US government and pulled the US out of the Depression.
