P1/2
1600s
Jamestown founded, John smith
1820s
era of good feelings, monroe doctrine
1870s
reconstruction ends, Thomas Edison invented telegraph, rise of Jim Crow laws
1920s
roaring twenties/jazz age, Henry ford, mass production
1970s
Watergate scandal, Richard nixon, distrust in government
1700s
american revolution, George Washington
1830s
Indian Removal Act, Andrew Jackson
1880s
industrialism/gilded age, Carnegie, income inequality
1930s
Great Depression-->new deal, FDR, gov intervention
1980s
conservatism, Reagan, tax cuts
1790s
rise of political parties, Alexander Hamilton, Federalists/anti-federalists
1840s
Mexican American War, James Polk, massive territory gain
1890s
Spanish american war, William McKinley, us becomes imperial power, Jacob Riis
1940s
wwII, harry truman, truman doctrine, Pearl Harbor, Manhattan project
1990s
end of Cold War, internet revolution, globalization
1800s
Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson, expansion
1850s
bleeding kansas, sectionalism, Harriet Beecher Stowe
1900s
progressive era, government intervention, meat inspection act, Theodore roosevelt
1950s
Cold War, red scare, Eisenhower, containment
2000s
9/11, shift in foreign policy, creation of the Department of Homeland Security,
1810s
war of 1812, James Madison, nationalism, war hawks
1860s
civil war, Abraham Lincoln, slavery abolished
1910s
ww1, Woodrow wilson, us enters global politics
1960s
civil rights movement, MLK, major social change
BONUS: Market Revolution
included advancements in transportation, technology, and communication that transformed the United States from a subsistence-based economy into a national market economy focused on production for profit.