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5000 BCE
Civilization begins among the native peoples of North America
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John Smith founds the Jamestown colony
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First Continental Congress meets
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New England Renaissance
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War of 1812 Begins
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Andrew Jackson is elected President
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Gold Rush Begins in California
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Slavery and Civil War
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Dred Scott case
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Abraham Lincoln is elected President
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Civil War ends
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Expanding Frontiers
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Yellowstone established
Yellowstone is established as the world's first national park in Wyoming. -
Theodore Roosevelt is elected president
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NAACP is established by W. E. B. Dubois
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Early Twentieth Century
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Titanic sinks and kills 1,500
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Women get the right to vote
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Stock Market Crashes
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Depression and World War 2
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FDR establishes the New Deal
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Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
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US drops atomic bombs on Japan
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Postwar Era
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Jackie Robinson becomes first African American to play in the MLB
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US Supreme Court rules segregation is illegal in schools
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MLK Jr organizes Bus Boycott
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NASA is established
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Contemporary Era
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JFK Becomes US President
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US Becomes Involved in Vietnam
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Neil Armstrong sets foot on the moon
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Watergate Scandal Occurs
