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1492
Cristobal Colon reaches America
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Jamestown set up
First European colony in North America -
Slaves sold in Virginia
The first 20 slaves were sold to the settlers in Virginia -
Pilgrim Fathers reached America with the Mayflower
13 colonies were founded and divided into New England, Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies -
Declaration of Independence
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The Constitution was passed
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Outbreak Civil War
The north battled against the south for the abolition of slavery -
End of Civil War
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Klu Klux Klan was created
Organisation against blacks in the southern states -
14th Amendment is passed
African Americans become full citizens -
15th Amendment is passed
Right to vote won't be denied on account of race -
1st "Jim Crow" Law
Segregation in Tennessee. Blacks and whites should be separated in trains -
Wyoming becomes first state to grant women right to vote
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Approval of "Separate but equal" facilities
Approval of laws requiring racial segregation as long as those laws didn't allow for separate accommodations. -
NAACP founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded -
19th amendant is passed
Women are granted the right to vote -
ACLU founded
American Civil Liberties Union founded -
Roosevelt Issues Order relocating Japanese-American
Executive order requiring relocation of most Japanese-American from certain west coast states.
