Early Modern

Second Great Awakening

Hint: Religious revival movement across the United States.

Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition

Hint: U.S. doubles in size; Lewis and Clark explore the western territory.

Napoleon Crowned Emperor of France

Hint: Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor and conquers much of Europe.

Liberation of South America

Hint: Bolivar and others free South American nations from Spanish rule.

The War of 1812

Hint: U.S. vs. Britain; British burn Washington D.C.

The Missouri Compromise

Hint: Agreement to balance free and slave states in the expanding nation.

Immigrants Flock to America

Hint: Waves of European immigrants arrive in the United States.

The Monroe Doctrine

Hint: U.S. warns European powers against colonizing the Western Hemisphere.

Romantic Period of the Arts

Hint: Art and music emphasize emotion, nature, and individualism.

Cherokee Trail of Tears

Hint: Forced relocation of Cherokee and other Native Americans.

US Westward Expansion

Hint: Manifest Destiny drives American expansion to the Pacific.

Marx Publishes The Communist Manifesto

Hint: Karl Marx outlines communist theory that shapes modern history.

The Compromise of 1850 and the Dred Scott Decision

Hint: Failed attempts to resolve the slavery crisis in America.

US Restores Trade with Japan

Hint: Commodore Perry opens Japan to Western trade.

British Queen Victoria's Rule Over India

Hint: The British Raj governs India as part of the British Empire.

Darwin Publishes The Origin of Species

Hint: Charles Darwin presents his theory of evolution by natural selection.

American Civil War and President Lincoln

Hint: The Union and Confederacy fight after secession over slavery, federal authority, and the future of the United States.

Reconstruction of the Southern States

Hint: Rebuilding the South after the Civil War; 13th-15th Amendments.

Dominion of Canada

Hint: Canada becomes a self-governing dominion within the British Empire.