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1776

Adopted on July 4, ______, this document declared the thirteen American colonies independent from British rule. It was primarily authored by Thomas Jefferson and outlined the colonists' grievances against King George III.

342

On December 16, 1773, American colonists, frustrated by British taxation without representation, dumped ______ chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.

Saratoga

A war fought from 1775 to 1783 between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain, resulting in American independence. Key battles included Lexington and Concord, ______, and Yorktown.

1787

Ratified in ______, this document serves as the supreme law of the United States. It established the framework for the federal government and included a system of checks and balances.

ten

The first ______ amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791, which protect individual freedoms such as speech, religion, and the right to a fair trial.

1803

In ______, President Thomas Jefferson purchased a vast amount of land from France, doubling the size of the United States and opening up the west for expansion.

Ghent

A conflict between the United States and Britain from 1812 to 1815, sparked by issues like impressment of American sailors and trade restrictions. The war ended with the Treaty of ______.

1823

Announced in ______ by President James Monroe, this policy warned European powers against further colonization in the Americas and declared the Western Hemisphere off-limits to new colonial ventures.

Cherokee

The forced relocation of Native American tribes, including the ______, from their ancestral lands in the southeastern U.S. to territories west of the Mississippi River during the 1830s.

slavery

Fought from 1861 to 1865, this war was primarily over the issue of ______ and states' rights. The Union (North) defeated the Confederacy (South), leading to the abolition of slavery.

1863

Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, ______, this executive order declared that all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory were to be set free.

freed slaves

The period from 1865 to 1877 following the Civil War, during which the Southern states were reintegrated into the Union and efforts were made to rebuild the South and grant rights to ______.

19th

A period of rapid industrial growth in the late ______ century, characterized by advancements in technology, transportation, and manufacturing, transforming the U.S. into a major economic power.

labor

Spanning from the 1890s to the 1920s, this movement sought to address social and political issues caused by industrialization, including corruption, ______ rights, and women’s suffrage.

1920

Ratified in ______, this amendment granted women the right to vote, marking a major victory for the women's suffrage movement.

1929

A severe economic downturn that began with the stock market crash of ______ and lasted through the 1930s, leading to widespread unemployment and poverty across the United States.

Social Security

A series of programs and reforms introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s to combat the effects of the Great Depression, including ______ and public works projects.

Pearl Harbor

The U.S. entered this global conflict in 1941 after the attack on ______. The Allies, including the U.S., defeated the Axis Powers in 1945, reshaping world politics and ending the Holocaust.

Martin Luther King Jr.

A struggle for racial equality that gained momentum in the 1950s and 1960s, led by figures like ______. Key events include the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington.

Soviet Union

A geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the ______ from the late 1940s to the early 1990s, marked by tensions over nuclear weapons, space exploration, and ideological differences.