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Period: Oct 1, 1400 to
history
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Oct 2, 1400
slavery begins
at this time slavery began, africans began working on the plantions -
Oct 10, 1492
colombus arrives in "new world"
colombus sailed to U.S. -
Dec 29, 1500
slavery
slavery began taking place, spanish brought in africans to the americas by this time over 10 million alaves had been brought into the new world -
early colonies
enlish settlers fdounded james town -
spreading of religion
set on controling fate of colonies, puritan, beleived the new colonies should have been puritains -
expansion
there were 13 colonies at this time -
differences
french and british colonies clashed -
colonial rebelliance
king george raised taxes on colonists toi pay oof debts from war, enraged colonists!!! -
boston massacare
red coats opened fire on civilians, start of huge riots -
jeffersonian era
jefferson was elected, the war of 1812 broke out -
jackson era
indian removal act, economic collapse, -
manifest destiny
texas won its independence and americans thought they had the right to own any land and take it -
polics of slavery
many comprimises made for the south, whig party broke up, 1857 supreme court decisions made the situation worse -
civil war breaks out
north vs. south north won, slavery abolished -
civil war breaks out
north vs. south north won, slavery abolished -
end of civil war
The surrender at Appomattox Court House, officially ended the civil war, located in virginia -
reconstruction
helped former slaves,president johnson was impeached grant was elected -
age of railroads
200,000 miles of rail roads asian and african workers built the the rail roads completed the first transcontinental railroad -
imigration
during this time many imigrants had migrated to the united states, many helped in the construction of the transcontinental rail road -
expansion of industry
more women began working new industies, steel and wood industries increased, new houses and skyscrapers
