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Natives Cultures is from when humans first reached America, ~10000 B.C., to when Columbus reached American, 1492. During this time, one of the theories of how humans got to America is the Bering Land Bridge Theory. This is the theory that around 10000 B.C. humans crossed that Bering Strait, which was then land, into America.
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Columbus and his men did not establish the best relationship with the Native Americans. This only worsened over time when some of him men were killed bye them. This is what seems to be foreshadowing on future involvement with the Native Americans.
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The first town to be inhabited in America was Jamestown in 1607. The famous Mayflower brought pilgrams from Europe who were seeking religous freedom. James town lasted ~102 years.
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The Declaration of Independence was a major event in the during the Revolutionary War. This document written by the Founding Fathers signifies the independence of America.
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The creation of the Constitution was the first set of amendments with which the United States is currently run by. It has been edited and added to over the years but much of the origional text remains the same.
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The war of 1812 was caused between the US and Great Britain. Both gained land by the fighting, but all was returned in the Treaty of Ghent.
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The Oragon Trail was a widely used route to get from Eastern to Western America.
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The creation of the assembly is credited to Ford Motors. They used this strategy to make Ford cars.
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The Gold Rush of California happens in 1848 and 1849. This attracts many people to cross the Continental US to reach California for gold.
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. This occured shortly after Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
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In 1902 Cuba is occupied and released by the United States.
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The Sherman Antitrust act was passed by President Harrison. This act prevented the monopolization of an industry.
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D-Day happened during the US involvement in WWI. It was the initial charge at Normandy for US troops.
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The Holocaust was conducted by mostly German forces during WWII. It was mass killing of European Jews.
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Sputnik was the first satillite launched into space. It was launched by the Soviet Union.
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In 1963 President Kennedy was assasinated.
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Gulf War occurs in 1990. It was caused by Iraq invading Kuwait for oil.
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The creation of the World Wide Web. This made getting information much easier than before.
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In 2007 a US embassy in Athens was attacked.
