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Some Vikings reached America at the beginning of the 11th century, but did not settle
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Mainly from Britain, but also from Spain, France and the Netherlands
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Protesters sank a ship full of tea from Britain to protest against taxes imposed by Britain -
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The colonies become independent from the Motherland -
The American Constituion was written in 1787. It establishes that power must be diCvided between the president, the Congress and the Supreme Court
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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 -
Lots of people leave German (failed revolution) and Ireland (famine) and migrate to America.
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Civil War between the Southern and Northern States
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Slavery was officially abolished in all states
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These racial laws put African Americans in a position of inequality -
New flow of migrants from Europe (early 20th century)
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James Truslow conies the word 'American Dream'
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Movements to achieve equality
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Many new migrants arrive in America , mostly from Asia or South Americaafter 1965 -
Barack Obama is the first Black President of the United States -
Kamala Harris is the first Black vice-President.
