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1492
Discovery of America by Christopher Colombus
He found the continent by accident while searching for a new way to India -
First slaves in America
The slaves were used to do manual labor and were a "free" workforce. They allowed America to become the wealthiest country. -
Pilgrims arrived in America
Pilgrims are a discriminated religious group from England that fled to America -
Independence War
The Pilgrims killed the British -
2nd Amendment
Every American citizens had the right to own a gun -
Invention of the Colt by Samuel Colt
The colt is a revolver. It was the first weapon that could fire multiple times without reloading. -
Foundation of the KKK
KKK : Ku Klux Klan -
Foundation of the NRA
NRA : National Riffle Association -
The KKK became an illegal organization
The KKK was a deemed a terrorist organization by the government and became an illegal group -
Civil rights movement
The civil rights movement started thanks to a black woman refusing to give her seat to a white man.