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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colonial Period | 1607-1763 Begins: Jamestown founded Ends:French and Indian War ends |
| Revolutionary Period | 1763-1783 Begins:French and Indian War ends Ends:Treaty of Paris end Revolution |
| Confederation Period | 1781-1789 Begins:Articles of Confederation ratifies Ends:Constitution ratified |
| Era of Good Feelings | 1815-1824 Begins: War of 1812 ends ends: Election of John Quincy Adams |
| Jacksonian Era | 1828-1848 Begins:jackson elected ends:end of Mexican war |
| Antebellum Era | 1793-1861 begins:proclamation of neutrality ends:start of civil war |
| Reconstruction Era | 1865-1877 begins:end of civil war ends:election of hayes/end of reconstruction |
| Gilded Age | 1868-1901 begins:election of grat/industrial boom ends:teddy roosevelt begins progressive era |
| Progressive Era | 1901-1917 begins:teddy roosevelt elected ends:US enters WW1 |
| New Deal Era | 1933-1939 begins:FDR elected ends:german invading Poland |
| New Frontier/Great Society Era | 1961-1968 begins:JFK elected ends:Nixon elected |
| Cold War Era | 1945-1991 begins:WW2ends ends:USSR breaks up |