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A Nation Upon A Hill. A Brief Timeline of American History 1763-2009. From Revolution to Democracy. 1763-1787 – Revolution and Confederation Causes of Conflict, Revolutionary War, Weak Gov’t 1787-1809 – Washington, Adams, Jefferson
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A Nation Upon A Hill A Brief Timeline of American History 1763-2009
From Revolution to Democracy • 1763-1787 – Revolution and Confederation • Causes of Conflict, Revolutionary War, Weak Gov’t • 1787-1809 – Washington, Adams, Jefferson • Consolidating power, Louisiana Purchase, Growing Tensions with Europe • 1809-1825 – Madison, Monroe • War of 1812, Era of Good Feelings, Monroe Doctrine • 1825-1841 – JQ Adams, Jackson, Van Buren • Political disputes, Rise of Democracy, Panic of 1837
Civil War and Gilded Age • 1841-1861 – W Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan • Domestic reforms, War with Mexico, Rising tensions lead to Civil War • 1861-1877 – Lincoln, A Johnson, Grant • Civil War and Reconstruction • 1877-1897 – Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, B Harrison, Cleveland (again) • Gilded Age: Industrialization, Urbanization
On the World Stage • 1897-1921 – McKinley, T Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson • Imperialism, Progressive Reforms, World War I • 1921-1933 – Harding, Coolidge, Hoover • Economic Boom, Isolationism, Great Depression • 1933-1945 – F Roosevelt • Depression and New Deal, World War II
Cold War and Superpower • 1945-1960 – Truman, Eisenhower • Cold War, Korean War, Civil Rights, Economic Boom • 1960-1974 – Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon • Vietnam, Civil Rights, Youth Movement, Watergate • 1974-1992 – Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush I • Distrust of Gov’t, Conservative Revolution, End of Cold War • 1992-2009 – Clinton, Bush II, Obama • Partisan Politics, War on Terrorism, ???