1600s & 1700s
This state held the first meeting of a representative government in 1619
Jamestown, Virginia
This war resulted from British interference with American shipping in addition to America's continued expansion
The war of 1812
This amendment to the constitution abolished slavery in the United states
The 13th Amendment
This American policy kept them out of World War I for three years
Isolationism
Tensions were high between America and the Soviet Union during this era, where the threat of Nuclear Warfare was high
The Cold War
America's victory in this battle led to a Treaty of Alliance with France
Battle of Saratoga
The belief that American territory should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans
Manifest Destiny
This period of time, directly after the civil war, attempted to create legal equality for people formerly held in slavery
Reconstruction
Women were encouraged to join the workforce during World War II with the help of this icon.
This Supreme Court case resulted in the ruling that segregated schools were not equal and must desegregate
Brown v. Board of Education
The Great Awakening
Thomas Jefferson purchased this territory from France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States
The Louisiana Territory
This Union military commander won several victories over the south after several other commanders failed
Ulysses S. Grant
An attack on this American naval base would push America into joining WW2
Pearl Harbor
This was a guiding principle of American foreign policy during the cold war, and was meant to contain communism
The Truman Doctrine
America's victory at this battle signaled their victory in the Revolutionary War
Battle of Yorktown
The Missouri Compromise
This act, released in approved in 1862, encouraged Americans to move westward, even offering free farm land to settles willing to move.
The Homestead Act
World War II officially began when Germany invaded this country in 1939
Poland
This president delivered a speech saying "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country"
President Kennedy
Conflict between Britain and France over territory would lead to this war
The French and Indian War
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, this book was written in response to the Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Tom's Cabin
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" conditions did not violate the 14th Amendment, upholding the "Jim Crow" laws of the time
Plessy v. Ferguson
This ship was sunk by German U-boats, and would be a great influence on America joining WWI
the Lusitania
This alliance was formed as a defense against a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.
NATO