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Period: 1436 to May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus
The man who people claimed that he discovered the Americas
He complicated 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean -
1492
First Americans to enter North America
Before Europeans, the native american arrived in America
it was a long time ago -
Jun 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in the Americas
Christopher Columbus rides a ship called the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
He thinks that he was the first to ever land, when in reality he wasn't -
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Mercantilism
A beneficial way to maximize trade and the acquisition of gold and silver in the 16th century and the 18th century -
Jamestown
Where the British empire began -
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The Enlightenment
After the 30 year war, the enlightenment was a movement that supported or dominated the ideas of Europe during the 18th century -
Navigation acts of 1651
Restricts colonial trade to England
Goods were only to be shipped to England -
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Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin was an American polymath and also was a founding father...
He was not the president of the united states -
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George washington
The first President of the United States, also the one with wooden teeth....
He was a independent politician
Presidency April 30, 1789- March 4 1797 -
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third president , while he was also a founding father
He was one of the authors of the declaration of independence -
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French and Indian war
North American conflict with British and France
Native Americans allied with them -
Proclamation on 1763
Great Britain's acquisition of French land
Forbids settlement west of the line -
Stamp Act
First internal tax
People disagreed with the act saying that it was unconstitutional -
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the 7th United States president
He was president during the trail of tears and signed for the Indian Removal act in the 1800s -
Boston Massacre
A Big incident in which British soldiers killed 5 people
Started by an argument between British private huge white and colonists -
Boston tea Party
An Event in which about 340 bags of tea were thrown from the ship into the ocean
This action was preformed by American patriots -
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American Revolution
The American Patriots in the 13 colonies won their independence from Great Britain in the American revolutionary war
They won in alliance to with France other people -
Declaration of independence
The proposal to claim separation between great Britain.
It was created in late June, early July of 1776, and it was ratified on July 4th 1776 -
United States Constitution signed
It was written in the Philadelphia convention
Convened from May to september -
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Dred Scott
Dred Scott (whos real name was sam) sued his master's widow for his freedom while being enslaved. The case was widely known to be Dred Scott Decision
However, he was unsuccessful in this case. -
Louisiana Purchase
The acquisition of land purchased by the United States from France
The United States ended up paying roughly 60 million Francs in order to get the land. -
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Westward Expansion
To expand more in the west -
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Lewis and Clark expedition
The first American expedition to cross the West
Sacagawea was also apart of this act -
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Lewis and Clark
Lewis was an american explorer along with his buddy Clark who explored the west. He was also a soldier, politician, and public administrator (he was only 35 when he died from gunshot wounds)
Clark was an American explorer along with his exploring buddy Lewis who was also a solider, Indian agent and territorial governor -
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was known to be the 16th president and he ran for senate against Stephen Douglas who ended up winning, however, Lincoln ran for president and won that election. He was the president during the civil war,
He was assassinated by Wilkes Booth who thought that he could rise up the confederacy? -
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglas was a slave who was a social reformer.
He was a best selling author and was a big part of the abolition. -
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Abolitionist Movement
The movement to end suffering (Slavery)
with great influences like Harriet Tubman, David Walker, Fredrick Douglas, etc -
Jacksonian Democracy
When Jackson was elected he brought a greater democracy giving every man, despite their finical abilities to vote? -
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Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams elected for thee chance of presidency
While John Quincy Adams had the popular vote
Andrew Jackson had the most electoral votes -
Indian Removal act
The act was singed by Andrew Jackson with the purpose of moving Native Americans west of the Mississippi River
By doing this, Andrew Jackson saw himself as a care giver. -
Manifest Destiny
The belief that the expansion westward was justifiable -
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Mexican American War
A conflict between United States of America and the United Mexican States
James Polk was the president as this time -
Compromise of 1850
California entered as a free state
Utah was home for territorial government -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott sued for his freedom, unsuccessfully
he dies in September in 1858
but wasn't buried until November of 1867 -
Election of 1860
The election between Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckenridge, John Bell, and Stephan A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln wins the election -
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Civil War
The Civil war was the fight between the union and the confederacy
The confederacy chose to be a whole other country from the union in order to keep their slaves
Abraham Lincoln not only wanted to emancipate the slaves, he also wanted to reunite the Union and the Confederacy. -
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Era of Reform
Social activism and political reform all across the united states for a long time