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The Virginia Company lands in Jamestown, Virginia. This is the first part of colonization by the British in the Americas
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The Bible that has stood the test of time was published in 1611. This version was created under the authority of King James in England.
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America declares its independence from England
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Thomas Jefferson and the USA purchase the Louisiana territory from France. This more than doubles the size of the USA.
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USA goes to war against the British in 1812. USA wins this again, but with little gain. The National Anthem comes from this war (Battle of Baltimore).
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2nd Great Awakening was a spiritual revival throughout the early 1800s. This led to many of the Antebellum Reforms
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Texas is annexed into becoming a state in the USA. This comes after many conflicts with Mexico
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Book written by African American woman named Harriet Beecher Stowe. This was very controversial as it started a lot of ruckus about slavery and racism in America.
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South attacks Fort Sumter. This begins the one of the bloodiest wars in American history.
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Slavery is abolished in the United States by Abraham Lincoln and the US government. Later this year, Lincoln is assassinated.
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Reconstruction of the southern states under Andrew Johnson
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Opened up transportation and helped industrialize America, Brought the American Dream out west with the expansion of the economy
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Brought mass immigration to the US. Many ethnic groups and Europeans were able to pursue the American Dream. American economy get more labor as well.
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Brought an end to the monopoly era. Opened up a new economy for innovators like Henry Ford.
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Helped create transportation for all different types of Americans, especially the common man. Brought the assembly line to factories and influenced other companies.
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Brought war time economy in US and boosted the US economy. Patriotism was at an all time high in the US and propaganda was widely used for the first time in this era for the US.
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Major amendment that outlawed alcohol. Defined the Roaring 20s with speakeasies, lavish parties, and bootlegging. Also led to organized crime like Al Capone's gang.
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Stock market crashed and ravaged US economy. People lost all their money in investments and in the bank. This marked the official start of the Great Depression, which was the biggest economic crisis in US history, unemployment at an all time high.
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FDR brought a newfound hope to the USA. People believed him to be America's savior. He created the New Deal and Social Security during the Great Depression, which still affects us to this day. He later leads us as President into WW2.
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USA joins the biggest war ever. With America later winning this war, which leads them to becoming a top world power. This boosts the American morale and helps the patriotism within the US as well.
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US drops 2 atomic bombs on the 2 Japanese cities to end WW2. This eventually leads to the nuclear arms race
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The US wins the war in Korea.
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on the bus in Montgomery. This accelerated this civil rights movement.
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13 day standoff between the Soviets and the USA over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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Martin Luther King Jr. releases his timeless speech at the March on Washington to further civil rights
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President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas Texas. This led to Lyndon Johnson being in office and a huge criminal investigation.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon with the US flag.
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5 men break into the DNC headquarters under Nixon. Nixon resigns from office.
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The US pulls out of the Vietnam War.
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Ronald Reagan is elected President of The US. This was one of the most lopsided elections in US history.
