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Modern Era

Chapter 26: Crisis of Populism 2017 ― Today

Make America Great Again 2017-2021


Build Back Better 2021-2025


America First 2025-Today


War on Terror 2001 ― 2017

Yet to Happen


Modern Era Sponsors


In Grateful Recognition


"Patrons of the Past"

(Sponsoring all nine Eras)

Doug Shubert

Adam Shubert

Cathy Gillespie



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Documents

Master Index

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Mississippi's Secession Declaration

1861

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Florida's Secession Ordinance

1861

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Alabama's Secession Ordinance

1861

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The Great Union - Alexander Stephens

1861

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Georgia's Declaration of Secession

1861

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Louisiana's Secession Ordinance

1861

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Admission of Kansas

1861

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Texas's Secession Declaration

1861

Jefferson Davis’s inaugural address presented secession as a lawful and constitutional act of self-government, arguing that the Southern states had peacefully withdrawn from a Union that no longer protected their rights and property. While avoiding explicit repeated references to slavery, Davis defended the Confederate cause as the preservation of the social and economic order built upon slave property and framed the new Confederacy as the true heir of the principles of 1776 and the Constitution.

Jefferson Davis

Presidential Inaugural Address for the CSA

1861

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Territorial Government of Colorado

1861

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Corwin Amendment

1861

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Lincoln's First Inauguration

Biographies

Richard B. Cheney (1941-2025) was a Wyoming congressman, White House chief of staff, and secretary of defense before becoming vice president under George W. Bush. He served two terms from 2001 to 2009 and played a major role in the administration's national-security and foreign-policy decisions. His career encompasses more than four decades of federal public service and executive-branch leadership.

Dick

Cheney

Joe Biden (1942-) is an American politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025, following 36 years as a U.S. senator from Delaware and eight years as vice president under Barack Obama. His presidency focused on rebuilding the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, investing in infrastructure and domestic manufacturing, expanding clean-energy programs, strengthening U.S. alliances, while facing controversies over inflation, immigration, Afghanistan, and his age.

Joe

Biden

Donald Trump (1946-) is an American businessman and television personality who became the 45th and later the 47th president of the United States. His political career transformed the Republican Party and was defined by an “America First” agenda emphasizing immigration restriction, trade protection, deregulation, and a more assertive approach to executive power.

Donald

Trump

George W. Bush (1946-) was the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009 during a period defined by the War on Terror. Before becoming president, he worked in the oil industry, and served two terms as governor of Texas. After leaving office, Bush focused on charitable work, veterans' initiatives, global health.

George

W. Bush

Bill Clinton (1946-) was the 42nd president of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001 during a period marked by economic growth, declining unemployment, and the end of the Cold War era. A centrist Democrat, he promoted policies including welfare reform, consumer rights, deficit reduction, expanded trade, and economic development while also pursuing an active foreign policy. His presidency was ultimately defined both by its economic successes and by scandal.

Bill

Clinton

Dan Quayle (1947-) was an Indiana lawyer and politician who served in the House and Senate before becoming George H. W. Bush's vice president. He served from 1989 to 1993 and participated in administration work involving economic competitiveness, education, space policy, and other issues. After leaving office, Quayle pursued business, writing, and continued involvement in Republican politics.

Dan

Quayle

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