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1492
Columbus discovery
Columbus discovery of America. -
European colonists
European colonists began to arrive, mostly from England. -
13 British Colonies
13 British Colonies on the northeastern seaboard. Colonists came for many reasons, to practice their religion freely or to take advantage of the opportunities the empty continent presented. -
Revolutionary War
the Founding Fathers came together to draft the Declaration of Independence. -
The American Dream
Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1776 that Americans were born with the unalienable rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." -
Declaration of Independence of the United States
the guideline for the Constitution of 1787. -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights guaranteed religious freedom and freedom of speech as well as equal rights and opportunities for all American citizens regardless of class or background. -
Slavery was abolished.
After the civil war, slavery was finally abolished. -
The peak periods of immigration
The peak periods of immigration came after the failed revolution in 1848. -
American women fight for their rights
American women had to fight for their rights, not gaining their right to vote until 1920. -
Civil Right Movements
Civil Rights movements achieve rights for the descendants of those freed slaves. -
change in the immigration law
A change in the immigration law led to more non-Europeans entering their country.
