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First Vikings
Some Vikings reached America at the beginning of the 11th century, but did not settle -
1492
Colombus's discovery of America
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First European colonists
Mainly from Britain, but also from Spain, France and the Netherlands -
Boston Tea Party
Protesters sank a ship full of tea from Britain to protest against taxes imposed by Britain -
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Revolutionary War against Britain
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Declaration of Independence
The colonies become independent from the Motherland -
Constitution
The American Constituion was written in 1787. It establishes that power must be diCvided between the president, the Congress and the Supreme Court -
Abolition of the Atlantic slave trade
Between the early 17th and the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade, lots of African slaves were forcibly brought to America to work on plantations -
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German and Irish immigrants
Lots of people leave German (failed revolution) and Ireland (famine) and migrate to America. -
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Civil War
Civil War between the Southern and Northern States -
Abolition of slavery
Slavery was officially abolished in all states -
'Jim Crow' racial laws
These racial laws put African Americans in a position of inequality -
Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe
New flow of migrants from Europe (early 20th century) -
American Dream
James Truslow conies the word 'American Dream' -
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Civil Rights Movement
Movements to achieve equality -
Non-Europeans immigrants
Many new migrants arrive in America , mostly from Asia or South Americaafter 1965 -
First Black President
Barack Obama is the first Black President of the United States -
First Black vice-President
Kamala Harris is the first Black vice-President.
