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13,000 BCE
First Americans Arrive
The first Americans arrived about 15000 years ago. They mainly were hunter - gatherers and lived off of the land. -
Period: 1436 to 1506
Christopher Columbus
This man was an English explorer that was the first white man to set foot in America. -
1492
Christopher Columbus Lands
Christopher land in North America, and believes he is in India. This leads to white people in Europe landing and making colonies. -
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Mercantilism
The was of trading between the colonies and Britain that caused the colonies to lose money and Britain to gain money. -
Jamestown is founded
Jamestown, the first British colony, is founded in America. That leads to more and more colonies starting in America. -
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Navigation Acts of 1651
The navigation acts required all trade between the colonies and England to be carried by the English. -
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The Enlightenement
This was a time when lots of new ideas and ways of thinking circulated Europe and there were many new kinds of art and technology comprised during this time. -
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Jacksonian Democracy
This was where Andrew Jackson imposed a new form of democracy that was aimed at supporting the common man. -
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Benjamin Franklin
This man was a American polymath and also one of the founding fathers of America. -
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George Washington
This man was a general in the Army and fought to win America's independence. He was also America's first president. -
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Thomas Jefferson
This man was one of America's founding fathers, and was also the third president of the United States. -
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French and Indian War
France expanded into the Ohio River, and that led to conflicts with the Native Americans that eventually led to the French and Indian war, also known as the Seven Years War. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was a act that forbade all settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
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American Revolution
This was the war that was started by a lot of different events, and eventually led to America's independence. -
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Stamp Act
A tax on stamps by the English government imposed on the colonies. -
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Andrew Jackson
This man was an American soldier that was also America's seventh president. -
Boston Massacre
This was a conflict that occurred between the people of the colonies where lots of people died. This was one of the causes of the Revolutionary War. -
Boston Tea Party
This was an event where lot of people dumped tea off of boats in protest of the unfair ruling of the British government. -
Deceleration of Independence is signed
This was when the United States officially declared its independence from the British. -
United States Constitution is signed
This was the famous document that states the rules to live by in the United States. This document was signed in the same place as the Deceleration of Independence. -
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Dred Scott
This man was a black man who filed for his freedom in one of the most famous court cases ever. He eventually lost the case, but was later freed. -
Louisiana Purchase
This was where the United States purchased a piece of land that doubled the size of the United States. -
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Westward Expansion
This was where a lot of people in America moved west in hopes of a better life. Most of there people were pioneers. -
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Lewis and Clark
These men led the expedition that eventually led to more and more people moving west in hopes of opportunity. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
This was the expedition that led to people in the America spreading west and expanding the size of America. -
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Abraham Lincoln
This man was a lawyer in America. He also was the sixteenth president of the united states and ended slavery. -
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Manifest Destiny
This was the belief that many Americans had where they believed that it was a god given right for America to spread all the way to the Pacific Ocean. -
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Fredrick Douglass
This man was a former slave that was freed. He became an abolitionist and worked to end slavery. -
Election of 1828
This is the election where Andrew Jackson was elected president of the United States. -
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Abolitionist Movement
This is the movement that made a big push towards the ending of slavery. This was one of the main parts of the civil rights movement. -
Indian Removal Act
This is an act that Andrew Jackson signed that forced all Native Americans to get up and move to the west of the Mississippi River. -
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Mexican American War
This was was between Mexico and the United States that started because there was a conflict over land that led to an American scouting party to be ambushed. -
Compromise of 1850
This act amended the fugitive slave act and it also got rid of the slave trade in Washington, DC. -
Dred Scott Decision
This was the supreme court decision that has since became very well known. It was about a black man and woman that wanted to be free. The supreme court eventually ruled against based on their thought that they shouldn't have been able to start this case in the first place. -
Election of 1860
This was the presidential election that saw Abraham Lincoln become the president, which eventually led to the end of slavery. -
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Civil War
The civil war was caused by the South trying to break away from the North because of their different views on slavery. The North eventually won, which held the country together and ended slavery. -
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Era of Reform
This was a movement aimed at eliminating the problems caused by industrialization, immigration, etc.
