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Period: Aug 26, 1400 to Aug 26, 1492
The first Americans
There is no exact date for when the first Americans were in America.
Also eferd to as native Americans these people lived in tribes and were all very different from one another. each tribe had it's own way of life. Some hunters some getherers some nomadic others not. They smoke many different languages that are now practically unknown to the modern war. all native Amnericans lived by their own laws and social codes. They may have been called primitive but they had an advances social structure. -
Aug 26, 1430
Native Americans
He we see a group of Native Americans in a grassy field. -
Period: Aug 26, 1492 to
Colonial Era
Colubu's great journey changed the world introducing new food as well as diseases. slavery grew due tot eh middle pasage. European colonies were established across the western hemisphere. The british -
Colonial Era
This paintng shows the fashion in which most people in the colonial era dressed. -
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slavery
Slavery was terminated in 1865. sadly the black men and womenin America went rhough years of pain. Slaves were used at workers and treated as less than animals. -
slaves in the South
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Getting ready for war
The colonial troops are getting ready for battle -
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American Revolution
British leaders began to upset the colonists by putting stricter laws on them. higher taxes on commonly used items infuriated the settlers. As well as restrictions on their naval trade , the citizens of the new world were tires of the new laws and wanted to fight back. -
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Early national Period
This time period was full of conflict and expansion. America was facing a lot of political and economical issues as well as war. The war of 1812 showed the rest of the world that the U.S. was here to stay. -
Early city
This portrays the way the cities lived during the time. -
pre civil war north
We see a more developed city here. this is the north. -
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Pre civil war Era
the north and the south were drastically divided both with their beliefs and their ecenomic situations. The north was becoing more ubanized while the south stayed with their farms. -
Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War
A good thing that came out of hte civil war was the nd to slavery. Lincoln turned the war around when he proposed his idea to end slavery. The civil war started as awar about saving the union. -
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reconstruction
Recunstruction was a period in which Amrica was making new amendments and working on following them. It was not an easy time, it was difficut for rvryone to get used to the idea of the salves beign free. -
North getting used to things
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Gilded Age
This era marks the time of big buinesses and expansion. immigration occured as well as migrationa round the U.S. -
Child labor
child labor was cheap but very dangerous. -
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America becomes a world power
The interested in foreign affairs sparked the uprisingof America as a worl power. The U.S. was trading and doing well in terms of producing they saw that they had power and wanted to show the rest of the world that they could use it. A way they did this was by annexing Hawaii and getting other islands. -
hawaii in the 1900
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Progressive Era
Many reforms were put into motion during this time that adress moral economical political and social issues. African Americans were searching for more freedom and Women began to rise up and take a stand for their rights. -
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Worl War I
The war began with an assasination of the Hungary leader, franz Ferdinand. this sparked conflict around Europe and then othe rnations began to join the fight. It ended with Germany having to pay rperations. -
Women wanting rights
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signing of the treaty
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the 1920s
This was a time of drastic social change. Fashion and vices for women became more mrain stream . jazz also emerged from this decade. Rebelion was on the rise from the younger generation. -
short skirts andbig cars
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great depression
All of the big spending and fast living from the 20s casued the American economy to go into the dumps. No on ehad jobs and people's living conditions became atroctious. -
lining up for food
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WWII
germany invaded poland. The U.S. was trying to prevent germany from progressing further. Bombs over japan quickly ended the war -
Hiroshima
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Post war Era
America looked like it never had before, torn up and lost. An economic book did hit after WWII. The cold war also hit, a clash with the soviets scard many Americans. African Americans challenged segragation and more ctitisisms of the U.S. ereged. -
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Vietnam War
Vietnam and france were at war then years later the vietcong began to start a fight against souht veitnam. Americans kept dying and it seemed like a pointless war, nixon decided to give south vietnam money so that they could fight for themselves and so that the U.S. troops could coem home. -
Cold war
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Men at war
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1960s
Sit ins freedom rides and other forms of protest became more popular umong african Ameicans . Women also were fighting more and more. These groups became inpatient and wanted great change. -
sit ins
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1970-2000 era
1970 & 1980- focus on economy, where to put money, tax cuts more military spending.
1990- worlds most productive economy , strongest military -
Panama crisis
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Present day
9-11
war against iraq -
9-11
