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Oct 12, 1492
columbus arrived
columbus “discovers” america -
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sir walter raleigh roanoke island settled and disappeared
first english settlement then vanished -
jamestown established
jamestown was created -
slavery began in english colonies
slavery started -
plymouth established with the mayflower compact
mayflower compact was laws for pilgrims -
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life of anthony johnson
a black indentured servant -
Pennsylvania colonized
swedish and dutch colonized it in the 17th century -
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salem witch trials
people accused of being witches -
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first great awakening
religious devotion was revived -
Albany Plan
Created by Ben Franklin -
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Seven Years War
French and Indian war -
stamp act
tax on colonies -
boston massacre
a riot and the shot heard around the world -
Boston tea party
sons of liberty protesting -
first continental congress
12 out of the 13 colonies become the united states -
battle of lexington and concord
started the revolutionary war -
second continental congress
united to 13 colonies -
articles of confederation
first constitution -
Britain surrenders to the revolutionary war
Britain surrenders -
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shays rebellion
a riot -
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constitutional convention
decided how america was going to be governed -
constitution ratified
when to constitution became the framework of the US government -
George Washington becomes first president
when he took the oath to become the first president -
Washington’s farewell address
written by george washington -
Alien and Sedition Act
4 laws passed -
thomas jefferson elected
he was the 3 president -
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Louisiana Purchase
Purchase of the Louisiana Territory -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
commissioned by Thomas Jefferson after the louisiana purchase -
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War of 1812
fought between the US and the UK and Ireland -
Missouri Compromise
Balance of Power -
Monroe Doctrine
Best US policy -
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Andrew President
7th president -
fredrick douglass joins the abolitionist movement
escaped slave -
Compromise of 1850
series of revolutions -
Fugitive slave act passed
slaves had to be returned to their owners -
Uncle Toms Cabin Published
an anti slavery book -
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bleeding kansas
a very violent war -
dred scott decision
blacks couldn’t get US citizenship -
abraham lincolns elected president
he was the 16th president -
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civil war
fought between the northern and southern states -
emancipation proclamation
issued by abraham lincoln -
13-15 amendments passes become laws
the 13, 14, 15 amendments become law -
lincoln assassinated
John Wilkes Booth killed him in a theater -
Bella is born
i was born -
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Family disney trip
family trip to to disney world -
Wizard of Oz Play
High school play for oakland christian -
Cruisin’ down Woodward for the 14th year
in my grandpas old car with my mom, grandparents, and friend, Braeden -
started high school
went to high school at oakland christian
