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Jamestown was the first established English colony.
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In 1663 King Charles II created the colony of Carolina by granting the territory, of what is now roughly North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, to loyal supporters.
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The French and Indian war went on from 1754 to 1763. The Seven Years War. The exact starting date is not clear.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed
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The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris
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U.S. Constitution Signed.
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The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain from June 1812 to the spring of 1815, although the peace treaty ending the war was signed in Europe in December 1814. The main land fighting of the war occurred along the Canadian border, in the Chesapeake Bay region, and along the Gulf of Mexico; extensive action also took place at sea. The day in June that the war started is not very clear.
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A few quick notes on the Missouri Compromise http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/secessioncrisis/200303.html
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The South begins the Civil War
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Spain declared war on the USA Here is a website with the Spanish American War Timeline http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/chronology.html
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WWI started in 1914 but we waited three years to join.
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Women are given the right to vote. A timeline on women suffrage http://www.dpsinfo.com/women/history/timeline.html
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Dates: 1929 -- early 1940s Historical Importance of the Great Depression: The Great Depression, an immense tragedy that placed millions of Americans out of work, was the beginning of government involvement in the economy and in society as a whole. The Stock Market crashed on Black Tuesday October 29, 1929.
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The cold war with the Soviet Union ended in August of 1991. Here is a timeline...
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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor killing over 2,000 people and damaging or destroying eight battleships greatly harming the Pacific fleet. The war had already been going on for years.
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Hawaii is added as the 50th state in America.
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Martin Luther King delivered "I Have a Dream" speech which changed the America forever. You can find his speech at www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
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Neil Armstrong, and Amerian, is the first to walk on the moon.
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Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the USA
