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Period: Oct 30, 1436 to May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus
An Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Columbus was the first one to take over the Americas. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands
Christopher Columbus lands in america and takes over and the whites move in. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands
Columbus lands in America and takes the land over and the whites live there. -
Jamestown
Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Navigation Act of 1651
The colonies had to only trade with England and could only be on England and colonial ships. -
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Benjamin Franklin
One of the founding fathers of the United states, and an American Polymath. -
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George Washington
The first president of the United states, one of the founding fathers of the United states. -
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Thomas Jefferson
One of the founding fathers of the United States, and wrote the Declaration of independence and became the third president. -
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French and Indian war
The British and the French colonies were at war with each other over the land. -
Mercantilism
The national policy to boost the economy. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was set in place to keep colonial settlement away from the west of the Appalachian mountains. -
The stamp act.
The act was for all colonialists to pay taxes on all printed papers they used. -
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Andrew Jackson
An American soldier and a statesman that served as the seventh president. -
Boston Massacre
A squad of British soldiers fired at US colonialists and was one of the main factors in the colonies come together against the British. -
Boston Tea Party.
A political protest by the sons of liberty. -
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American revolution.
The colonies fought for their independence and won. -
Declaration of independence.
The declaration was made to show that the colonies had independence as states. -
United States Constitution Signed
The constitution was signed to the dissatisfaction of the confederacy and to have a strong centralized government. -
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Dred Scott
A former slave born in the year 1799 who fought for his freedom and his families freedom and won. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Americans bought the land so they can gain more for their advantage. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
They passed through uncharted territory westward. -
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Lewis and Clark
They explored UN-charted territory westward. -
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Abraham Lincoln
An American statesman, a lawyer who was the sixteenth president and was assassinated by john Wilkes Booth. -
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Frederick Douglass
An African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson was elected. -
Indian Removal Act
The act was to remove indians from their land for their own good, and for the presidents own good. -
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Mexican American War
It was an armed battle because of manifest destiny. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise was for the North and the South and abolished the fugitive slave act. -
Dred Scott Decision
He was a former slave who successfully sued for his freedom. -
Election of 1860
Lincoln was elected and ended slavery after he was elected but it took a while. -
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Civil War
The American North and south fought each other over slavery.