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Period: Jan 1, 1450 to
Middle Passage
Island of Memory- memorial to slaves in the 17th and 18th CenturiesThe trade of slaves into the American colonies -
Period: Oct 31, 1451 to May 20, 1506
Christoper Columbus
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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Nov 7, 1504
Columbian Exchange
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Roanoke "The Lost Colony"
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Jamestown- the first sucessful British colony established
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The Act Concerning Religion
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The Great Awakening
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James Madison
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The French and Indian War - The 7 years war
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John Marshall
[John Marshall](://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/democracy/images/john_marshall.jpg) -
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Age of Enlightenment
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Stamp Act Crisis of 1765
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Eli Whitney
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Coercive and Intolerable Acts
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The American Revolutionary War
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Shays' Rebellion
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The Great Compromise
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The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
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Slave Importation Banned
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The War of 1812
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The Erie Canal Constructed
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Indians Expelled From Southeast
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Nat Turner Slave Rebellion
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John Randolph Frees 400 Slaves
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American Anti-Slavery Society Founded
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The Seminole Wars
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William Henry Harrison Elected President
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Manifest Destiny
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Samuel Morse Sends Fist Telagraph Message
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Frederick Douglass Writes Auto Biography
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Mexican-American War
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John Deere Manufactures First Steel Plows
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Harriet Beecher Stow Writes Uncle Tom's cabin
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Civil War
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Emancipation Proclaimation
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Reconstruction
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Reconstruction Amendments
13th Admendment- Abolished slavery.
14th Admendment- granted citizenship to blacks
15th Admendment- granted voting rights to male blacks -