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Period: 1436 to 1506
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an explorer and was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. -
1492
Christopher Columbus lands
he sailed the ocean and landed on various Caribbean islands with his crew and he never actually stepped into north America. -
1565
First Americans land in north America
Spain established small outposts in what is now Florida and even though it got attacked and burned a lot it was the first European settlement in the U.S -
Navigation act of 1651
the act was so that only English vessels and captains and colonial ships could go to and from the colony -
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The Enlightenment
intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, Enlightenment philosophy was skeptical of religion — especially the powerful Catholic Church — monarchies and hereditary aristocracy. -
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Benjamin Franklin
he was a founding father of the United States and he has many scientific discoveries and inventions. -
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George Washington
he was one of the founding fathers also he was a soldier for the revolutionary war and then he became the first president of the United States of America -
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Thomas Jefferson
he was the third U.S president and one of the founding fathers he was also the author for the declaration of independence -
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French and Indian War
it was a war where The French and the Indians fought against England for land and to expand. and Europe ended up winning the war and France ceded there land in north America -
Proclamation of 1763
it was issued by England and it forbade people settling in west of the Appalachian mountains to give room for the Native Americans. -
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Mercantilism
is was when England colonies kept on getting things for England and it was just a cycle until the 13 colonies got their independence -
Stamp Act
the Stamp Act was when England needed more money from taxes and England decided to tax stamps and stamps were needed on every piece of paper. -
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States. He was the president during the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and this led to the trail of tears which killed many Native Americans. -
Boston Massacre
it was when people in a mob went to some soldiers and started throwing things at them and they got into a riot then one of the English soldiers fired and then all the soldiers fired and it left 5 people dead -
Boston Tea Party
it was when the people of the colonies were getting taxed to high on tea so they went and spilled the tea into the ocean while they were dressed as Native Americans -
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American Revolution
it was when the people of the thirteen colonies fought against England for there freedom and independence and they ended up winning and calling it the United States of America. -
Declaration of Independence
the Declaration of independence was starting to be written in june of 1776 and was signed on July 4, 1776 after the colonies won independence from England -
United States Constitution Signed
it was signed at the same place the Declaration of Independence was signed at the Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention—now known as the Constitutional Convention -
Louisiana Purchase
France had the Louisiana land and The U.S. paid fifty million francs and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen million francs for a total of sixty-eight million francs for the land which doubled its size -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark wen on an expedition to the west from May 14, 1804 – Sep 23, 1806 and they were led by Sacagawea and other Native Americans through uncharted territory -
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Lewis and Clark
they were explorers who explored the west and made the Lewis and Clark expedition -
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865 -
Jacksonian Democracy
it was when Andrew Jackson was president and he gave the right for common man to vote and he was the first president to look out for the common people but many believed he was overstepping his power. -
Election of 1828
the election was against John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson ended up winning the election based on the amount of electoral votes he got. -
Indian Removal Act
it was signed by Andrew Jackson that got rid of Native Americans and forced them west which led to the trail of tears and deaths of many Native Americans. -
Abolitionist Movement
it was when people finally started seeing slaves as more than just property and as people and they were fighting to ban and abolish slavery. that was one of the reasons why there is no slavery. -
Westward Expansion
it was when people started traveling west Westward Expansion is when more than 7 million Americans had to travel westward in order to find a better place to live -
Manifest Destiny
it was the belief that Americans had the god-given right to expand and explore and that led to the Americans greedily taking so much land. -
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Mexican American War
It was a War between the U.S and mexico for land like California and Texas and New Mexico and it lasted two years and Mexico shot first under undecided land and the U.S ended up winning -
Compromise of 1850
it was at the end of the war and people were debating over whether the new land will enter as a free or slave state and California ended up coming in as a free state. -
Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott and he sued for his freedom because his owners took him to a free state, and they stayed there for a while and then Scott's owners took him back to a slave state, and that is where Scott fought for his and his family's freedom but they ended up not winning the case and the court said that they were still slaves. -
Election of 1860
it was against 4 people but the main two were Abraham Lincoln and John C. Breckinridge and Lincoln ended up winning with 180 electoral votes and when he won Lincoln made a huge difference during his presidency. -
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Civil War
the war was between the south and the north and they were fighting over state rights and slaves and the south wanted slaves and more state rights but north wanted slaves to be free and the north won changing history because there would be no more slaves. -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was born into slavery and he then got married and had children and then later in life he sued for his freedom and lost the case but his slave owners children gave him his freedom -
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Era of Reform
it was when people a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States. The main objectives of the Progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in government. -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
