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1492
Columbus discovers America
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First English colony settles in Jamestown
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The first African slaves arrive in Virginia
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Mayflower (ship) transports the first Puritans
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The War of Independence
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Decleration of Independece
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Presidency: George Washington
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Presidency: Thomas Jefferson
– Drafted the Declaration of Independence
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Importation of slaves becomes illegal
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Presidency: Andrew Jackson
– Used the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to force the Native Americans to move from their land to reservations in the West. Troops led over 15,000 Cherokees (Native American tribe) from Georgia in what is called the Trail of Tears because thousands died during this forced move. -
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Presidency: James K. Polk
– Led the U.S. during the Mexican-American War
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"Uncle Toms's Cabin" is published
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Presidency: Abraham Lincoln
– Led the Union to victory in the Civil War
– Abolished slavery
– The first president to become assasinated
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The Civil War
The war starts when Lincoln gets elected for president. It is caused by different perceptions on slavery, tariffs, trade, and states rights between the northern and the southern states. Eleven southern states wants to leave the Union and form their own country, "the Confederacy". The war is won by the Union (the Northern states). Around 700,000 people die. -
Slavery is abolished
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Presidency: Theodore Roosevelt
– Youngest president in the history of the U.S.
– Conservation movement
– Built the Panama Canal -
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Presidency: Woodrow Wilson
– Led America through World War I -
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World War I
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Presidency: Franklin D. Roosevelt
– Longest serving president in the history of the U.S.
– Stabilized the banking system after the Great Depression
– Led the Allied Coalition to victory in World War II -
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World War II
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Presidency: Harry S. Truman
– Was committed to reduce racial discrimination against African Americans
– Ended segregation in armed forces
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Presidency: Dwight Eisenhower
– Ended the Korean War
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Racial segregation at school is unconstitutional
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man. She gets Arrested for it that day and kicks off the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This helps fire up the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
A civil-rights act to protest against segregated seating. African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. -
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Presidency: John F. Kennedy
– Youngest president in the history of the U.S.
– Worked towards civil rights for African Americans -
"I Have a Dream" is delivered
Martin Luther King Jr. calls for an end to rasicm and civil and aconomic rights in the U.S in his public speech. -
Children's Crusade
The Children's Crusade was a protest march by thousands of school students in Birmingham, Alabama. They left school to march for civil rights. Police officers tried to stop them by using fire hoses and police dogs to attack the children. Then the police arrested as many as they could, released them only to have them marching again the next day. -
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Presidency: Ronald Reagan
– Ended the Cold War
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The Gulf War
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The film "12 Years a Slave" is released
