Colonial Era
Name of first successful established colony 1607
Jamestown, Virginia
"Read my lips, no new Taxes"
George Bush Senior
Also known as the Great War
WW1
Name of young, rebellious, middle-class women
Flappers
Established tobacco as a cash crop
John Rolfe
What was the cash crop with the biggest impact on the colonial economy?
Tobacco
"Ich bin ein Berliner"
John F. Kennedy
Also known as the Second Indochina War
Vietnam War
Also knows as...
The Jazz Age
President of US during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
What was adopted by the continental congress in 1776?
Declaration of Independence
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
From 1861 to 1865, between the North and the South
Civil War
What event ended this era?
Great Depression
Led the US through its most turbulent time of the great depression and World War II
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Event that sparked Westward Expansion
Hint: occurred in California
Gold Rush
"I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president"
Lyndon B. Johnson
Consisted of the Axis and Allies
WW2
This form of broadcasting communication came popular
Radio
Was a powerful leader of the non-violent civil rights movement. His 1963 speech ‘I have a dream’ being a pinnacle moment
Martin Luther King
"Return to normalcy"
Warren G. Harding
Part of the Seven Years' War
French and Indian war
Time when African-American literature and artistic culture became popular
Harlem Renaissance
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and contributed the most to the country’s freedom
George Washington