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The Paleo Indians crossed the Bering Land Bridge to reach North America
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Hunter-gatherers learn how to farm in North America.
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Olmec: 1200 BC to 400 BC
Mayans: 200 AD to 900 AD
Aztecs: 1100 AD to 1325 AD
Inca: 1400 AD to 1532 AD
Anasazi: 1500 BC to 1300 AD
Hopewell: 1000 BC to 700 AD
Mississippian: 700 AD to 1700 AD
Ghana: 300 AD to 1060 AD
Mali: 1200 AD to 1400 AD
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Islam is formed by Muhammad. Believers think that Muhammad spoke to an angel.
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The Romans develop a republic while the Greeks develop a democracy. Romans each had representatives hike Greeks let everyone vote.
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The period of exploration began in the early 1400s and ended in the 1700s. The Americas were found and a sea route around the tip of Africa was found.
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Columbus leaves the Canary Islands to begin his journey to "India"
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Da Gama lands in India in 1497.
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The Spanish government legalizes the sale of slaves in their colonies.
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The council of the indies is formed to to govern the Americas from Spain.
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The Spanish Armada is defeated because of the fast English ships.
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Jamestown- May 14, 1607
Maryland- 1634
North Carolina- 1712
South Carolina- 1712
Georgia- 1733
Pilgrims- 1620
Puritans- 1629
New York- 1613
New Jersey- 1664
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This compact said that the Pilgrims had to have fair laws that protect the general good.
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Bacon and his followers protested against trade with the native Americans. The governor tried to stop him, but bacon attacked and burned Jamestown. Bacon had control over jamestown until he died of fever
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William Penn receives a charter and founds a colony as a safe house for Quakers who are being persecuted in England.
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The English Bill of Rights reduced the power of the king or queen. The parliament of England also replaced King James.
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The Comittees of Correspondence spread ideas about British law and found ways to challenge their power.
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Because Portugal only got part of South America, they started one country. Brazil's main language is Portuguese because Portugal got that piece of land from the line of demarcation.
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Islam started out as one man who believed he saw an angel of God, to whole nations believing, to the world's second largest religion. Islam is a religion that is believed all around the world.
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Because the Comittees of Correspondence was founded, people were encouraged to fight against British laws. All the acts of rebellion eventually led to the American Revolution, which gave the US independence from Britain.