1400-1765
in this year, COLUMBUS SAILS THE OCEAN-BLUE. THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE BEGINS
what was 1492
in this time period a) ‘COMMON MAN’ ENTERS POLITICS, b) MARKET REVOLUTION, c) SECOND GREAT AWAKENING, d) ‘MANIFEST DESTINY’
what was the 1830s and 1840s
in this year REPUBLICAN RUTHERFORD B. HAYES BECOMES PRESIDENT. MILITARY RECONSTRUCTION ENDS (BLACK CODES IN THE SOUTH INCREASE AND TIGHTEN)
what was 1877
in this time period “THE GREAT WAR” - STARTS IN 1914 - U.S. ENTERS IN 1917 DUE TO UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE. THEY (AMERICANS) TURN THE TIDE FOR THE ALLIED FORCES. U.S. NEVER RATIFIED THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES AND NEVER JOINS THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
what was 1914-1919
this year was the ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. U.S. FOREIGN POLICY SHIFTS FROM INTERVENTIONISM TO PROTECTIONISM.
what was 2001
in this year the ‘BATTLE OF THE SPANISH ARMADA.’ ENGLISH VICTORY LEADS TO THE RISE OF ENGLAND, AND DOWNFALL OF SPAIN
what was 1588
in this time period, the WAR OF ___ OCCURS. WASHINGTON D.C. BURNED, ‘STAR SPANGLED BANNER,’ NATIONAL PRIDE SOARS, ANDREW JACKSON BECOMES A HERO (BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS)
what was 1812-1814
in this year CA ENTERS AS A FREE STATE - STRICTER FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW ADDED - LAST NORTH/SOUTH COMPROMISE BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR
what was 1850
in this year
JANE ADDAMS ESTABLISHES HULL HOUSE, HULL HOUSE IS THE FIRST SETTLEMENT HOUSE. SETTLEMENT HOUSES SPREAD TO ALL MAJOR CITIES AS A PLACE WHERE IMMIGRANTS AND THE WORKING POOR CAN FIND ASSISTANCE.
1889
in this time period AMERICA ENTERS THE WAR AFTER PEARL HARBOR - WWII IS THE MOST SUPPORTED WAR IN AMERICAN HISTORY. WWII ENDS THE GREAT DEPRESSION - TWO ATOMIC BOMBS ARE DROPPED ON THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN - U.S. EMERGES AS THE STRONGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
what was 1941-1945
in this year METACOM’S WAR ENDS. NATIVE AMERICANS ARE ‘PUSHED OUT’ OF COLONIAL NEW ENGLAND
what was 1676
in this year MARBURY v. MADISON. ESTABLISHED ‘JUDICIAL REVIEW.’ ONLY THE SUPREME COURT CAN DEEM LAWS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. NOTHING ELSE (INCLUDING STATES) HAVE THIS POWER! THE 10TH AMENDMENT DOES NOT APPLY! (OVERTURNS VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS)
1803
In this year SENECA FALLS (NY) CONVENTION FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS - DECLARATION OF SENTIMENTS
what was 1848
in this year BECAUSE OF SO MANY SAVINGS WITHDRAWALS AT ONE TIME, THE U.S. TREASURY’S GOLD SUPPLY FALLS TO $41 MILLION. PROVING THE POWER OF ‘BIG BUSINESS,’ PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ACCEPTS A $65 MILLION LOAN FROM PRIVATE BANKER, J.P. MORGAN
what was 1893
In this year THE SOVIET UNION DETONATED AN ATOMIC BOMB and started the second red scare
what was 1949
in this year the FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR BEGINS. CONFLICT STARTS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. ‘JOIN OR DIE’ CARTOON PUBLISHED
what was 1754
in this year the FIRST TIME THE PRESIDENCY TRANSFERS FROM ONE PARTY (F. to JDR.) TO ANOTHER (AND DOES SO PEACEFULLY)
(DOUBLE POINTS) what was 1800
in this time period THE CIVIL WAR ENDS AT APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE, VIRGINIA ON APRIL 9, 1865 -- LINCOLN ASSASSINATED APRIL 14, 1865
what was 1861-1865
in this year was the FIRST WAR AGAINST A EUROPEAN POWER SINCE THE WAR OF 1812 (AGAINST MONROE DOCTRINE). AMERICA DEFEATS SPAIN IN FOUR MONTHS, AND BUILDS AN IMPERIAL EMPIRE (PUERTO RICO, GUAM, THE PHILIPPINES, HAWAII, INFLUENCE IN CUBA)
what was 1898
in this time period THE ‘MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM’ DREW 250,000 PEOPLE. DR. KING WAS ADVOCATING FOR A CIVIL RIGHTS BILL! THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF THIS YEAR BANNED DISCRIMINATION IN ALL WORKPLACES AND PUBLIC PLACES, GUARANTEEING THE RIGHTS OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT
what was 1963-1964
in this year it is the END OF FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. FRANCE IS ‘PUSHED OUT’ OF NORTH AMERICA. PROCLAMATION OF 1763 PASSED. BEGINS VIOLATIONS OF SALUTARY NEGLECT
what was 1763
in this year the CONSTITUTION IS RATIFIED. REPLACED ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION. ‘INSPIRED’ BY SHAYS’S REBELLION. BEGINS DEBATE OF FEDERALISTS AND ANTI-FEDERALISTS. LEADS TO THE PRESIDENCY OF GW
what was 1787
in this year LINCOLN ELECTED WITH ZERO SOUTHERN VOTES - SOUTH CAROLINA SECEDES ONE MONTH LATER.
what was 1860
in this time period, these events happend STOCK MARKET CRASH, GREAT DEPRESSION, NEW DEAL
what was 1929-1941
in this year RONALD REAGAN IS ELECTED PRESIDENT AND BECOMES THE MODEL FOR THE MODERN CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN. HIS PRESIDENCY RESTORES AMERICAN PRIDE, AND LEADS TO THE END OF THE COLD WAR
what is 1980