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Early American colony in Virginia.
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Arrival of first Africans in North America and first legislative assembly.
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The first colony where the Pilgrims landed.
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Puritans leave Europe and come to the Americas for religious freedom.
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She was accused of being a witch.
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One of 6 colonial wars fought between France and England over America.
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Several women were accused of being witches. They were tried and the killed.
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France fought Brittan over control of North America and the Ohio River Valley.
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Brittan charged Americans for goods including stamps.
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A bunch of rebels got together and attacked the British. The British retaliated.
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Rebels dressed up like Indians and threw British tea into the Boston harbor.
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A battle was fought here after Paul Rever's ride. It was the first battle for independence.
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Document signed by American's founding fathers declaring that America was independent of Great Britan.
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A document stating how America would be governed and what our values would be.
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United States doubles with the purchase of the Louisiana territory from France.
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United States fights with Britan for 2 years and wins. They fought over trade and naval restrictions.
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Isn't actually a real railroad. It is a connection of people helping slaves move from the South to the North for freedom.
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Communication technology is launched. It changes how we communicate throughout the world.
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The South separate from the United States to become their own country. Abraham Lincoln declares war on the South.
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Lincoln didn't want slavery. The south didn't like him becoming president.
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South Carolina leaves the nation due to slavery. They wanted to be their own country. Other states followed.
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Several southern states make up their own country so they could keep slavery.
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Fort Sumter in South Carolina was attacked by the Confederates and this began the Civil War.
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President Lincoln declares that all slaves are now free.
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Huge battle in Pennsylvania that turned the Civil War to favor the North.
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Largest battle of the Civil War. The Union (North) won and helped to win the war.
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General Lee surrenders to General Grant making all the states be one country again and slaves free.
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5 days after Robert E. Lee surrendered the South and the Civil War ended, John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln at the Ford Theater in Washington D.C.
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Henry Ford used an assembly line to make lots of cars quickly, in a exact order and efficiently. This saved lots of money and made the cars affordable.
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A bunch of people started to panic so they sold their stocks, causing companies to lose their money and the stock market to crash. This caused a domino effect where people lost their jobs, and lost their money. Government policies had to be changed to protect this from happening again.
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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. They killed a lot of soldiers and sunk a lot of boats. This caused the United States to fight back, so they entered WWII.
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The United States made a giant atomic bomb that was so massive it took out entire cities. They dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. This ended WWII. It also caused all the countries in the world to look at warfare differently and make new rules about how we can attack each other.
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. It caused everyone who was African American to boycott using the bus. That boycott started the Civil Rights Movement and caused the end of segregation for the African Americans.
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Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He flew for the United States. This was a big accomplishment for space exploration.
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The Berlin wall was separtating East and West Germany. The East side was communist, so when the wall was destroyed it helped to stop communism in Germany and it was the end of the Cold War.
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The Taliban and Bin Laden fly 4 airplanes into important buildings in America. 2 flew into the World Trade Center, 1 into the Pentagon and the last one crashed before it could go into a building.
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The US Army goes to Afghanistan to find Bin Laden.
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Louisana discovered that they had major weaknesses in disaster preparedness when Hurricane Katrina landed. It led to reforms in emergency response and infrastructure planning.
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Social Media changed how people stay connected with each other. Influencers became popular. Lots of information could be communicated both true and false. More concerns were raised about security and privacy.
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The recession caused lots of job losses, the housing market collapsed, and overall, the economy was not doing well. The good part was that the government made some financial reforms.
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Killing Bini Laden was a major milestone in the War on Terror. People were grateful because it symbolized justice for the 9/11 attacks.
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It caused a global health crisis that disrupted daily life, economies, and education, and reshaped public health and work habits worldwide.
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