The organizing principle of the list is a chronology.
When using chronology, you are listing the concepts in the order they were happening. You start with the first and ends with the last one. A chronology tells you what occurred in the first place, what followed, and what was the last incident, activity or deed. In this case, the Civil War was from 1861 to 1865, the Reconstruction was from 1865 to 1877, and finally, the Progressive era from 1890 to 1920s. This is a chronological list.
The Gulf War was an armed campaign waged by a United States-led coalition of 35 nations against Iraq in response to the Iraqi invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
Cheeseburgers. There are multiple claims to the origin of the cheeseburger—but one thing's for sure: The greasy, sizzling, cheesy-beef patty originated in none other than the U.S.
As the final arbiter of the law, the Court is charged with ensuring the American people the promise of equal justice under law and, thereby, also functions as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution. The Supreme Court is "distinctly American in concept and function," as Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes observed.
