Expansion and Migration
This 1803 land deal with France doubled the size of the United States
The Louisiana Purchase
This 1823 policy stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land in the Americas would be viewed as acts of aggression
The Monroe Doctrine
These first two unofficial political parties formed around the conflicting visions of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?
This 1863 proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
Emancipation Proclamation?
Red
Ladybug
The 19th-century belief that the U.S. was destined by God to expand across the continent
Manifest Destiny
The U.S. entered WWI in 1917 partly due to the interception of this secret German telegram to Mexico
The Zimmermann Telegram
This President's "New Deal" greatly expanded the role of the federal government during the Great Depression.
Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that "separate but equal" facilities in public schools were unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education?
White and black
Zebra
This 1830 act led to the forced relocation of Native Americans, known as the "Trail of Tears."
Indian Removal Act
This post-WWII policy aimed to prevent the spread of communism globally
Containment
This was the first US territory to grant women the right to vote in 1869 (8.3)
Wyoming
These "Laws" enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States until 1965.
Jim Crow Laws?
Yellow and Brown
Giraffe
This 1862 law provided 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm it for five years.
The Homestead Act
This 1898 war resulted in the U.S. gaining control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
Spanish-American War
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison?
This widespread 19th-century movement, often led by women, sought to ban or limit the consumption of alcohol to solve social problems like domestic violence and poverty.
Temperance Movement?
Green
Turtle
The "Great Migration" refers to the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural South to these two regions
The North and West
Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy, which advocated for peaceful negotiation while maintaining a strong military threat
Big Stick Diplomacy
Following the failure of the Articles of Confederation, this 1787 agreement settled the dispute between large and small states by creating a bicameral legislature (the House and Senate).
Great Compromise.
This 1676 uprising in Virginia, led by frontiersmen and indentured servants, resulted in a shift away from indentured servitude toward a system of permanent racial slavery to prevent future rebellions.
Bacon’s Rebellion.
Brown
Bear