Pre-1850s
This rebellion eventually led to the passing of strict slave codes in the 17th and 18th centuries
Bacon's Rebellion
This amendment guaranteed birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law
The 14th Amendment
Franklin Roosevelt's program to combat the Great Depression
The New Deal
The study of how historians interpret and debate the past
Historiography
This institution in Massachusetts is where Dr. Pingree earned her PhD and taught undergraduates for many years
Boston College (go eagles!)
This global conflict helped set the stage for the American Revolution
The Seven-Years' War (or, the French and Indian War)
This is the year most historians argue is the end of Reconstruction
1877
This Cold War confrontation brought the United States and Soviet Union closest to nuclear war
The Cuban Missile Crisis
This country was invaded by the United States in 2001 after the September 11 attacks
Afghanistan
Dr. Pingree shares her home with this number of feline companions
Three
This branch of the government has the power to declare war and collect taxes
The Legislative Branch
This 1911 disaster became a symbol of the need for workplace safety reform
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
This wartime policy forcibly removed over 100,000 Japanese Americans from their home
Japanese American Incarceration
The 2008 housing market crash that precipitated this economic event
The Great Recession
Dr. Pingree's favorite Lakeside employee
This Indigenous-led uprising in 1680 successfully expelled Spanish colonizers from present-day New Mexico
The Pueblo Revolt
This Supreme Court decision helped justify U.S. imperial rule in newly acquired territories
The Insular Cases
This Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional
Brown vs. Board of Education
Throughout the year, we repeatedly used this framework to explain why historical change happens
Levers of Change
This Washington college attended by Dr. Pingree famously had no majors and no traditional letter grades
The Evergreen State College (go geoducks!)
This conflict, also called King Philip's War, dramatically reshaped Indigenous-English relations in New England
Metacom's War
This 1924 law sharply restricted immigration and reflected ideas about race and citizenship
The Johnson-Reed Act (or the 1924 Immigration and Naturalization Act)
Unit 5 asked students to consider whether this institution's dramatic expansion during WWII demonstrated the power of government intervention in economic crises
The Federal Government
The practice of dividing history into meaningful chunks of time
Periodization
The amendment at the center of New Jersey v. T.L.O. protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
The Fourth Amendment