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1492
Columbus discovered America
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1500
more ships sailed west (in next decades)
-Spanish began building their American Empire
-France founded colonies in eastern America
-Portugal colonized Brazil -
English colonists settled eastern Sea coast (17th century)
(along with Dutch and Swedes) -
Jamestown was found
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established commercial agriculture
(by English colonists in the late 17th century) -
Slavery
Africans slaves compromised 1/5 of the American population -
Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party
(start of revolution) -
1. Continental Congress
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2. Continental Congress
(order to organize the defense of the colonies against the British army) -
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America revolution war
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Declaration of Independence
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Peace of Paris
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Bill of Rights
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Economic expansion
more industries were created, ascent of infrastructure -
Lousiana purchase
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banning slavery
United States led by Lincoln, supporting banning slavery in all territories -
South revolt
After Lincoln was elected, states from South the Confederation attacked the rest -
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Civil war
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archived victory
Confederates were defeated. Slavery was abolished under the Thirteenth Amendment. -
1. World war
Americans joined Allies -
women‘s suffrage
right to vote is given to women by the 19th Amendment -
Great Depression
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Attacked by Japanese Empire
Unites attacked after joining the Allies -
Us drops atomic bombs on Japan at Hiroshima & Nagasaki
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Cold War
Cold War begins between US & Soviet Union -
Civil rights movement started
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American Spanish war
won by America -
attacked by Al-Qaeda
—> followed wars in Iraq & Afghanistan -
Worst economic crisis since Great Depression
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Obama as the first African American president
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