1607-1650
This is the importance of Jamestown, Virginia
What is it was the first permanent English settlement in America?
This was a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft
What were the Salem Trials?
The religious revival movement emphasizing spirituality
What was the Great Awakening?
The fall of this wall "ended" the Cold War
What is the Berlin Wall?
He was the first African-American president
Who is Barack Obama?
This was the location of the English settlement in 1620 founded by Pilgrims
Where is Plymouth, Massachusetts?
William Penn created this colony in 1681
What is Pennsylvania?
This war would begin because of fighting over land in the Ohio River Valley
What was the French-Indian War?
Rise of conservatism under this President
Who was Ronald Reagan?
The terrorist attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon happened on this date
When was September 11, 2001?
This is where the Dutch settled
Where is New Amsterdam (Now New York City)?
This rebellion in Virginia was against colonial government
What was Bacon's Rebellion?
Colonists moving west led to this with the Native Americans
What is conflict?
Clinton signed this to eliminate trade tariffs and other trade barriers
What is NAFTA
The collapse of the US housing market and the financial crisis following led to this
What was the Great Recession?
The Puritans seeking religious freedom founded this colony
What was the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
The War between Native Americans and the New England colonists
What was the King Philip's War/Metacom's War?
This southern colony was founded in 1732
What is Georgia?
This involved a US-led coalition against Iraq after their invasion of Kuwait
What was the Persian Gulf War?
What was the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare?
The first democratically elected legislative body in the colonies
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses
Acts passed to regulate colonial trade
What were the Navigation Acts?
Ronald Reagan proposed this aiming to develop a space-based missile defense system to protect the US
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?