Expansion and Migration
This 1803 land deal with France doubled the size of the U.S. and gave us control of the Mississippi River (4.2).
Louisiana Purchase
This 1823 policy warned European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere (4.4).
Monroe Doctrine
This 1787 agreement created a bicameral legislature, blending the Virginia and New Jersey plans (3.8).
Great Compromise
This 13th Amendment to the Constitution officially did this in 1865 (5.10).
abolish slavery
This 2024 concert film became the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
The Eras Tour
This was the 19th-century belief that the U.S. was "destined" by God to expand across the entire continent (5.2).
Manifest Destiny
This 1898 war resulted in the U.S. gaining territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines (7.2).
Spanish-American War
He was the "Common Man" president who shut down the Second Bank of the U.S. and oversaw the Trail of Tears (4.8).
Andrew Jackson
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that "separate but equal" in schools was unconstitutional (8.6).
Brown v. Board of Education
This "battle royale" game is still ruining sleep schedules everywhere with its "OG" map returns.
Fortnite
This 1862 act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of public land (6.2).
Homestead Act
This was the U.S. strategy during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism (8.2).
Containment
This 1860 election led directly to the secession of Southern states and the start of the Civil War (5.7).
Election of Abraham Lincoln
This 1848 meeting in New York is considered the start of the organized women's rights movement (4.11).
Seneca Falls Convention
This social media platform’s potential ban was one of the biggest news stories of the 2024-2025 school year.
TikTok
This was the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North during and after WWI (7.6).
Great Migration
This was the 1491-era system where the Spanish crown granted colonists the right to demand tribute and forced labor from Native Americans (1.3).
Encomienda System
FDR’s massive series of programs aimed at providing Relief, Recovery, and Reform during the Great Depression (7.10).
New Deal
These colonial-era people signed contracts to work for a set number of years in exchange for passage to America (2.2).
Indentured Servants
This is the name of our school mascot
INdian
This 1965 Act ended the old quota system and opened up immigration from Asia and Latin America (9.2).
Immigration and Nationality Act
Following 9/11, the U.S. launched this lengthy conflict to combat global terrorism (9.5).
War on Terror
This 1980s movement, led by Ronald Reagan, focused on tax cuts, deregulation, and traditional values (9.3).
Conservative Resurgence
This 1969 event in NYC is often cited as the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement (8.11).
Stonewall Riots
This song from The Greatest Showman is the one everyone tries to hit the high note in during karaoke.
Never Enough