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Jamestown was founded. It is America’s first permanent settlement. -
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Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock. This is the first religious colony. -
Puritan came to Massachusetts. This is the first large wave of immigrants to America. -
Anne Hutchinson is banned from Massachusetts for religious views. She then founded Rhode Island. -
King William’s War Starts. This was the beginning of the hostilities between the Native Americans, the Colonists, the British, and the French. -
Salem Witch Trials. The first witch trials were held in Massachusetts. America was susceptible to mob mentality and mass hysteria. -
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The French and the Indian War. There was a war between the native tribes and the British. It is also called the 7-year war.
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The Stamp Act. The Americans were taxed for stamps without being able to vote. They were being taxed but weren’t getting a say in government. Taxation without representation.
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The Boston Massacre. The tension between the colonies and the British became violent. Although it is called a massacre, only 5 people died.
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Boston Tea Party. The Americans were so upset by the Tea Act of 1773 that they destroyed a shipload of tea.
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The Revolutionary War begins.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed. The 13 colonies officially did not want to be British and wanted to be independent.
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The US Constitution was signed. The United States created its own form of government.
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The Louisiana Purchase. President Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana (from the French) to expand the United States.
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War with Britain. A two-year war over trade and naval restrictions.
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Underground Railroad is established. These are secret routes that helped slaves to get to freedom.
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Samuel Morse sends a telegraph message. This changes the way we communicate with the entire world. It lets information be sent faster than ever before.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected president. Shortly after his election, the confederate states concede and start the Civil War. All of his presidency was during the Civil War.
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The Battle of Gettysburg. The most significant turning point of the war. Emancipation Proclamation.
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Lincoln was assassinated. The first president to be assassinated, and this was the second attempt for Lincoln. He was assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended.
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Henry Ford made the invention of the automobile. It was the second industrial revolution.
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The stock market crash was the beginning of the Great Depression
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The bombing of Pearl Harbor happens. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and brought the US into the war.
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The US drops 2 atomic bombs on Japan to end WWI. After WWI, the Cold War begins with the Soviet Union
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Rosa Parks Civil Right Era happens. 1964 Civil right Legislation is passed, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated
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We put a man on the moon! The space race happens.
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The Berlin Wall is torn down and the Cold War ends. Forty years of “fighting” finally ended.
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Terrorist attacks occurred on 9-11, destroying the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The fourth plane was on its way to destroy the White House but heroic citizens overtook and crashed the plane into a feild.
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Terrorist attacks occurred on 9-11, destroying the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The fourth plan was on its way to destroy the White House but failed because heroic citizens tried to take over.
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Wars in Iraq in Afghanistan happens. The war with Afghanistan lasted from 2003-2022, making it the longest war in American history.
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Wars in Iraq in Afghanistan. The war with Afghanistan lasted from 2003-2022, making it the longest war in American history.
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Hurricane Katrina hits the US. It was the costliest and a very devastating natural disaster in US history.
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The rise of social media happens. Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter were the first.
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The Great Recession. The most significant downturn since WW2. This lasted until 2009.
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Osama Bin Laden is killed. He was eliminated during a raid in Pakistan. He was the man behind the 9-11 attacks.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic. A worldwide pandemic, with thousands of deaths. Highly contagious.