_______________ REVIEW OF

1. _______________ REVIEWOF AMERICA’S HISTORY

2. 1400s – 1600s _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 1400s – 1600s 1600 – 1700s 1700 - 1800 The New Republic Age of Explorers Colonial America America stands up and fights for its freedom from England. A time of European settlers starting a new life in America Brave explorers like Columbus and Henry Hudson discovered a new world The Early 1800s 1800 - 1860 Pioneers slowly traveled west and trains begin to chug along The evils of slavery were challenged Photography slowly develops Abe Lincoln becomes president, 1860.

3. 1860 – 1900, the Late 1800s _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Free blacks slowly travel north The Civil War Comes to an end The country grows to the Pacific Ocean, the west coast Native Americans are forced onto reservations Millions of immigrants arrive from Europe The Industrial Revolution A time of great inventions

4. 1930s 1920 1918 1900 - 1920 _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 1920 - 1930 Roaring ‘20s and Prohibition Women get the right to vote. World War I was fought. The Great Depression, Radio Days and Talking Movies and electricity comes “home” Cars, movies and indoor plumbing slowly appear 1930 - 1950 1950-1960 Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King stand up for equal rights for all Franklin Roosevelt leads America through the Depression and World War II. TV is turned on and helps elect a president, and babysit the baby boomers After World War II ends, America moves to the suburbs. 1940s 1950s 1960

5. 1960s 1970s 1960s - 1970s _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ The Space Race takes off Equal Rights becomes law The Cold War becomes deadly with the Berlin Wall and Vietnam The Information Age The early years of the personal computers America elects its first African American President The shuttle takes off to space Cell Phones grow smaller The Cold War ends 9/11, Terrorism at its worst 1980s - Today 1980s 2000