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Period 1: Starts in _ and ends in _
1491 & 1607
Period 2 starts in _ and ends in _
1607 & 1754
Period 3 starts in _ and ends in _
1754 & 1800
Period 4 starts in _ and ends in _
1800 & 1848
Period 5 starts in _ and ends in _
1844 & 1877
Period 6 starts in _ and ends in _
1865 & 1898
Period 7 starts in _ and ends in _
1890 & 1945
Period 8 starts in _ and ends in _
1945 & 1980
Period 9 starts in _ and ends in _
1980 & present
Period 1: Starts in 1491…
The year before Columbus’s arrival includes Native American societies before European contact
Period 1: Ends in 1607…
The year Jamestown was founded and the British Colonization begins
Period 2: Starts in 1607…
The year Jamestown was founded and the British Colonization begins
Period 2: Ends in 1754…
The year the French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War) begins
Period 3: Starts in 1754…
The year the French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War) begins
Period 3: Ends in 1800…
The first peaceful transfer of power between opposing political parties
Period 4: Starts in 1800…
The peaceful transfer of power between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans
Period 4: Ends in 1848…
The conclusion of the Mexican-American War and territorial gains that will intensify sectional conflict over slavery
Period 5: Starts in 1844…
Polk is elected and westward expansion accelerates, causing slavery to become a key political issue
Period 5: Ends in 1877…
The end of Reconstruction in the South
Period 6: Starts in 1865…
The Civil War ends and the shift from being an agricultural nation to industrialism
Period 6: Ends in 1898…
The Spanish- American War, a shift to imperialism and internationalismP
Period 7: Starts in 1890…
The U.S. Census Bureau announces that the “frontier” was closed
Period 7: Ends in 1945…
End of World War II and the U.S becoming a global superpower
Period 8: Starts in 1945…
The U.S. emerges as a global Superpower and The Cold War begins
Period 8: Ends in 1980…
Reagan’s election marks a shift toward conservatism and away from the liberal-dominated post-WWII era
Period 9: Starts in 1980…
Conservative resurgence and Reagan’s election
Period 9: Continues through present…
focusing on how the U.S adapts to challenges in the 21st century domestically and in the period of globalization