Index and Flashcards for Terms and Historical Events

Below is a partial listing of historical events and terms referenced in The 1619 Project magazine issue. While many articles refer to terms and historical events that can be understood using context clues within the stories, some terms should be previewed with students prior to reading.

1. To download a PDF of all terms included below:

• Terms and Historical Events Cited in The 1619 Project Essays.pdf

2. To access page numbers, excerpts, and guiding questions for the 18 essays:

• Reading Guide for The 1619 Project Essays.pdf

3. To access page numbers, guiding questions, and historical events (not included below) for the 17 creative texts:

• Reading Guide for The 1619 Project Creative Works.pdf

Terms and Historical Events Cited in The 1619 Project Essays:

Affirmative Action

• "Undemocratic Democracy" by Jamelle Bouie

The Affordable Care Act

• "Undemocratic Democracy" by Jamelle Bouie
• "A Broken Health Care System" by Jeneen Interlandi

Capitalism

• "Fabric of Modernity" by Mehrsa Baradaran
• "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond
• "The Idea of America" by Nikole Hannah-Jones
• "Traffic" by Kevin M. Kruse
• "Municipal Bonds" by Tiya Miles

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• "Undemocratic Democracy" by Jamelle Bouie
• "The Idea of America" by Nikole Hannah-Jones
• "A Broken Health Care System" by Jeneen Interlandi

Cotton Farming

• "Fabric of Modernity" by Mehrsa Baradaran
• "Undemocratic Democracy" by Jamelle Bouie
• "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond
• "The Idea of America" by Nikole Hannah-Jones
• "The Wealth Gap" by Trymaine Lee
• "Chained Migration" by Tiya Miles
• "Municipal Bonds" by Tiya Miles
• "Sugar" by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
• "Mass Incarceration" by Bryan Stevenson

The Declaration of Independence

• "The Idea of America" by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Fiat Currency

• "Good as Gold" by Mehrsa Baradaran

The Freedmen's Bureau

• "A Broken Health Care System" by Jeneen Interlandi
• "The Wealth Gap" by Trymaine Lee

The GI Bill

• "A Broken Health Care System" by Jeneen Interlandi
• "The Wealth Gap" by Trymaine Lee

The Great Depression

• "Good as Gold" by Mehrsa Baradaran
• "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond

The Great Recession

• "Undemocratic Democracy" by Jamelle Bouie
• "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond

Hurricane Katrina

• "Sugar" by Khalil Gibran Muhammad

The Industrial Revolution

• "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond

Jim Crow Laws

• "Undemocratic Democracy" by Jamelle Bouie
• "The Idea of America" by Nikole Hannah-Jones
• "A Broken Health Care System" by Jeneen Interlandi
• "The Wealth Gap" by Trymaine Lee
• "American Popular Music" by Wesley Morris
• "Why Can't We Teach This?" by Nikita Stewart

The Louisiana Purchase

• "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond

Below are Quizlet flashcards for historical events and terms referenced in three essays from The 1619 Project magazine issue.

Quizlet Flashcards from The New York Times

These flashcards are intended to serve as study supplements to the original project material for the following essays:

• "The Idea of America" by Nikole Hannah-Jones
  • Eleven practice questions
  • Forty-four terms
• "Capitalism" by Matthew Desmond
  • Forty-eight terms
• "Mass Incarceration" by Bryan Stevenson
  • Thirty-four terms