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Period: 1436 to May 20, 1506
Christopher Colombus
Christopher Columbus was a explorer who came across american which he thought was Asia, where he was originally planning to go. He has mad 4 successful voyages across the Atlantic. Columbus was a very famous explorer for he traveled where no one else would travel before him, after his voyages, many more Italians started voyaging as well. -
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First Americans to Enter North America
Columbus was one of the first people to come to America. The Europeans colonized along the east coast of America with 13 colonies -
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Christopher Columbus Lands
In 1492 Christopher sailed the ocean blue to what he believed was India but was actually America. Christopher Columbus were one of the first people to sail to America. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent American settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. It was an successful colony lead by John Smith who made people work by telling them that they would not eat if they did not work. -
Navigation Act of 1651
The Navigation Act of 1651 required all the trades between the colonies England to be carried on English and colony vessels. This caused the war of Angle-Dutch war in 1652 -
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The Enlightenment
The enlightenment was the age of reasoning. Science and philosophy played a changed over the course of the enlightenment, it started to be used to make humanity better -
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Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark were explorers who are known for leading the Lewis and Clark expedition. This expedition had a great impact on the knowledge of the rest of the United territory so Lewis and Clark did indeed have big impact on that. -
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Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson was a founding father and famous inventor. He is known for his discovery and ideas on electricity -
Mercantilism
Mercantilism is a economic policy made to expand trade. The main goal for mercantilism was to increase the wealth. -
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George Washington
George Washington was the first American president of the United States. He was a founding father and fought alongside the colonist during the revolutionary war as the Commander-Chief of the Continental army, leading them to victory -
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. he was a founding father and one of the authors of the declaration of Independence -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a war between Great Britain war. The war lasted 7 years giving it the name Seven Year War. The war was ended with the Treaty of Paris in the year1763 -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III. This act forbid any settlement west of the Appalachian mountains which was the border line -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was when the colonies won their Independence from Great Britain, making them the United States. -
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Stamp Act
The stamp act forced colonies to give a direct tax. All the papered in the colony were to be stamped products that had revenue stamps within them. This tax provided by the colonies helped the soldiers that were stationed in North America after the Seven Year War. -
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. Before his presidency he was general and became a national hero after defeating the British in the Battle of New Orleans . Andrew Jackson was also the president who signed the Indian Removal Act -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident that happen when soldiers shot and killed many people while be attacked by a mob. This became publicized which influenced patriots to encourage the people to rebel against the British authorities -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was protest that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts. This protest was in defiance of the Tea act of May 10, 1773. Many men demolished an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress that met at the Pennsylvania Sate House. This Declaration declares that the colonies are no longer under the British control. -
United Constitution Signed
The Constitution was signed at the same place the declaration was signed. It was written during the Philadelphia Convention that lasted from May 25 to September 17, 1787. -
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Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom since he and his family lived in Illinois and Wisconsin where slavery was illegal. Unfortunately, Scott didn't successfully sue for his freedom and remained a slave until his owners let them him and his wife go. The Supreme Court decided that since Scott was of African decent, he was not allowed to sue in federal court. -
Westward Expansion
The Westward Expansion was the idea of manifest destiny which was the thought that it was a god given right for the Americans to move West. Jefferson played a key part in the expansion by buying the Louisiana territory allowing the US to expand more West. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the purchase of the Louisiana territory, the United States had bought it from France. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first American Expedition to the west to learn more about what is now known as the Western half of the US. The expedition was commissioned by the president at the time, Thomas Jefferson. -
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He led the nation During the Civil war which the North had won and ended slavery. Unfortunately Lincoln was assassinated while he was watching a play at the Ford's theater -
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Fredrick Douglass
Fredrick Douglas was a former slave and abolitionist as well as a writer. He was very famous for the cause of abolition and influenced Lincoln into believing that slaves should fight for their freedom. -
Jacksonian Democracy
The Jacksonian Democracy was the era which democracy was popularized and was more noticed. Andrew Jackson had a big part to place in during this time for he was the one who popularized democracy during this time -
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Election of 1828
The Election of 1838 was a re-match of the election of 1824. The election was between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adam who was marked the second president to lose a re-election. -
Abolitionist Movement
the abolitionist movement was the movement to end slavery. abolitionist are people who do not agree with slavery therefor that started this movement so it would stop, they tried to make their voices heard and show how wrong slavery was. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was the act where Andrew Jackson signed a law where the Native Americans were moved to the western federal lands. This act was caused many natives to be forced out of their homes and move to the west where they had to take a trail now known as the Trail of Tears where many natives suffered from exhaustion, hunger, and disease. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the belief that it was the god given right for the US to explore the rest of America. This belief caused many things to happen like the purchase of the Louisiana territory. -
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Mexican American War
The Mexican American War was the war between Mexican and United States over land. Clearly, the want for land was crucial tor this caused a war that lasted over the span of 2 years. In the end, the United States won the war leading to US signing the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Thus, the US claimed the states Arizona, California,Nevada, Southwestern Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and South Western Wyoming. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was a package of 5 separate bills made by the United States Congress which caused a 4 year political confrontation between slaves and free states. This compromise was meant to satisfy both the free states and Slave states conditions but instead caused a bigger problem between free and slave states. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was the case of Dred Scott who sued for his freedom. The case was known as Dred Scott vs.Sanford. Scott did not win the case because though he claimed that he had lived in Illinois and Wisconsin for four years where slavery is illegal, the Supreme court stated that no person of African Ancestry could be a citizen. -
Election of 1860
The 1860 election was the election to choose vice president and president. Lincoln won the election with only 40 percent of the votes. Southerners are feared that if Lincoln was elected that it would lead to there downfall, so if Lincoln were to be elected they vowed to leave the Union. -
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Civil War
The Civil War is the war that broke out between the North and South over the growing controversy over slavery. The North won the war of 4 years winning the freedom for slaves -
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Era of Reform
The Era of reform was the era of which many things were being changed politically and many social activism was happening. The main goal for this era was to make sure the government did not get corrupted
