Periods 1-2
Landed in Caribbean in 1492
Christopher Columbus
Commander-in-chief of Patriot forces during Revolutionary War
George Washington
Name both sides of the Civil War
Union and Confederacy (USA and CSA also acceptable)
This war turned the US into a world power
Spanish-American War
The first Black President of the United States
Barack Obama
First permanent English colony
Jamestown
The British created taxes such as the Stamp Act and the Tea Act to pay for this was
French and Indian War
This war led to increased tensions between North and South over what to do about slavery in new territories
Mexican-American War
This war left the USA and USSR as global super powers
World War 2
This event prompted the War on Terror, the Patriot Act and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq
Terror attacks of 9/11/2001
Revolt in 1676 that led to increased racializing of slavery
Bacon's Rebellion
This was the first US government that had to be replaced by the US constitution
Articles of Confederation
This time period is marked by corruption, nativism and laissez-faire government
Gilded Age
This war was marked by proxy wars, spying and large scale military alliances
Cold War
This is also known as supply side economics where the government cut taxes and deregulated the economy
Reaganomics
These two intellectual movements inspired the American Rev
First Great Awakening
Author of Common Sense who argued for colonial independence.
Thomas Paine
Name the US general who defeated the Confederacy at Appomattox Court House
Ulysses S Grant
Free breakfast programs, armed patrols, education and communism are programs of this Civil Rights organization
Black Panther Party
1/6/21 was the first attempt at violence during a transfer of power. This precedent was started by this election.
Election of 1800.
Led by Pope, this led to temporary departure of Spanish from New Mexico
Pueblo Revolt of 1680
Name the first treasury secretary and first secretary of state for the United States
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
This marked the end of American Indian resistance and sovereignty in 1890
The Committee for the Re-Election of the President was most notorious for this event.
Break-in at the Watergate Hotel.
Reagan's election ended decades of liberal political power created by this president.
Franklin D. Roosevelt