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Oct 10, 1492
1492
Christopher Columbus discovers America. -
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Colonial Period
Challlenges colonists faced and values they held as they settled on land they weren't familiar with. -
1607
First British Settlement "Jamestown" established. -
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Revolutionary War
Conflict between Great Britain and 13 of its former American colonies. -
1776
Declaration of Independence is signed. -
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of Independence -
1787
The U.S. Constitution is created. -
1803
France acquires the Louisiana Territory in what is known as the Louisiana Purchase. -
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Manifest Destiny
19th century period of American expansion that the United States was destined to stretch from coast to coast. -
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War with Mexico
Conflict between the United States and the Centralist Republic of Mexico. -
Civil War (1861-1865)
The Civil War took place during these years. -
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Reconstruction
Period in United States history following the Civil War in which the federal government set the conditions that would allow the rebellious Southern states back into the Union. -
13th Amendment
13th Amendment is added to the US Constitution that abolished slavery. -
14th Amendment
14th Amendment is added to US Constitution that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. -
15th Amendment
15th Amendment added to the US Constitution that granted African American men the right to vote.
