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Period: 1436 to May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus
Born 1436, Died 1506 -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in america
Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. -
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Mercantilism
economic theory and practice common in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century that promoted governmental regulation of a nation's economy -
Navigation act of 1651
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The Enlightment
The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, "The Century of Philosophy" -
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Benjamin Franklin
Born: January 17, 1706, Milk Street, Boston, MA
Died: April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, PA -
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Thomas Jefferson
Born: April 13, 1743, Shadwell, VA
Died: July 4, 1826, Monticello, VA -
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French and Indian war
The French and Indian War comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War of 1756–63 -
Stamp Act
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Andrew Jackson
Born: March 15, 1767, Waxhaws
Died: June 8, 1845, The Hermitage, Nashville, TN -
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William Clark
Born: August 1, 1770, Ladysmith, Virginia, VA
Died: September 1, 1838, St. Louis, MO -
Boston Massacre
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Boston tea party
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Meriwether Lewis
Born: August 18, 1774, Ivy, Virginia, VA
Died: October 11, 1809, Hohenwald, TN -
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American Revolution
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Declaration of independence
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United States Constitution Signed
The Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention—now known as the Constitutional Convention -
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Dred Scott
Date of death: September 17, 1858
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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France -
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West Ward Expansion
1803 the Louisiana Purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. By 1840 almost 7 million Americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. The belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as Manifest Destiny. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Abraham Lincoln
Born: February 12, 1809, Hodgenville, KY
Assassinated: April 15, 1865, Petersen House, Washington, D.C. -
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Manifest Destiny
the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. -
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Fredrick Douglas
Born:1818, Cordova, MD
Died: February 20, 1895, Washington, D.C. -
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Jacksonian Democracy
Jacksonian democracy was a 18th-century political philosophy in the United States that espoused greater democracy for the common man as that term was then defined. -
United States presidential election, 1828
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Mexican American War
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Compromise of 1850
the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. -
Dred Scott Decision
who had resided in a free state and territory (where slavery was prohibited) was not thereby entitled to his freedom; -
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Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war that was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. As a result of the long-standing controversy over slavery, war broke out in April 1861.