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Period: to
Declaration of Independance
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Lewis and Clark expidition
to 1806 -
Reconstruction of the south
After the civil war, the south's government and fiscal system had been destroyed.
ended in 1877 -
Womens suffrage
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The Great Depression
People are losing hope in the American Dream
Until mid 1940s -
James Truslow Adam first uses the term "American Dream"
He writes his book "The Epic of America" explaining his idea of the American Dream. -
Most current state added to America
50 states -
First man on the moon
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Nasa spacecraft lands on mars