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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspapers, and playing cards. A stamp was placed on items to prove the tax was paid. This was the first tax that affected colonists directly. -
Declaration of Independence
Document, written by Thomas Jefferson, which delegates of Continental Congress declared the colonies' independence from Britain. -
The Great Compromise
Offered a two-house Congress to satisfy both small and big states. -
War of 1812
Military conflict between the United States and Great Britain. -
Civil War
War fought between the states about slavery. The confederacy was breaking away from the union. -
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Reconstruction
The period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War, during which the defeated Confederate states were readmitted to the Union. -
F.D.R. is elected
Democratic president that led the United States through the Great Depression by implementing the New Deal. The New Deal defined American liberalism. -
Formation of the Populist Party
The Populist Party demanded reforms to lift the burden of debt from farmers and other workers to give the people a greater voice in their government. -
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Spanish American War
Conflict between Spain and America which resulted in America's intervention in Cuban's war for Independence. -
World War 1 begins
The world’s first global conflict, the “Great War” pitted the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against the Allied forces of Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. -
Passage of the 18th amendment
This amendment banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. -
The Great Depression Begins
It was a severe worldwide economic slump. 16 million people were unemployed. -
Woman receive suffrage (19th amendment)
This amendment prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. -
Investigation of Teapot Dome Scandal
Bribery incident that took place during Harding's presidency. Secretary of Interior, Albert Fall, leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming and two other locations in California to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding. -
Black Tuesday
The most catastrophic stock market crash in the history of the United States, the price of stocks completely collapsed. -
World War 2 begins (Germany invades Poland)
Worldwide war tracing back to previous reasons to fight from World War 1.
