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Most of the Native/Indigenous people were wiped out when Europeans began arriving in large numbers. It was during the Colombian Exchange when the Europeans brought diseases into the Americas that the Natives had not been exposed to previously which caused many deaths. -
Christopher Columbus, a European adventurer, lands in the Bahamas for the first time. -
The Colonial Period was a time period where people wrote about their experiences in Colonial America. Many talked about what the future of America would be. It was during this time that America also became a country and it was being discussed what was right from wrong.
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by William Brewster
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The Pilgrims, who landed in what is now Massachusetts, came over from England because they were seeking religious freedom. The Pilgrims influenced religion in the United States. -
by Anne Bradstreet
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by Anne Bradstreet
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by Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
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by Jonathan Edwards
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by Benjamin Franklin
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by John Adams and Abigail Adams
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The Declaration of Independence is signed which officially made the US a country.
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by George Washington
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George Washington becomes the first president of the United States. He is known as one of the founding fathers because of his guidance in the Revolutionary War and for taking part in the creation of the Constitution. -
The cotton gin was designed to separate the seeds in cotton in a more efficient way. It was invented by Eli Whitney and boosted the need for slaves rather than lessen it. It created the need for more labor as the cotton gin began to produce larger amounts of cotton than before.
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Frederick Douglass was born in Cordova, Maryland as a slave. However he escaped to reach freedom and became an abolitionist, journalist, and human rights activist. He is known for his great efforts to end slavery. -
by Washington Irving
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Poet Emily Dickinson is born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, MA. Her poems went against societal norms which influenced future literature. -
This period was when authors began to write about love and emotions. One famous piece was that of Nathaniel Hawthorne, who wrote "Young Goodman Brown."
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by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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by James Fenimore Cooper
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by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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by Herman Melville
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by Emily DIckenson
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by Henry David Thoreau
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by Frederick Douglass
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by William and Ellen Craft
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by Emily Dickenson
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by Emily Dickenson
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by Emily DIckenson
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The Civil War began after confederate states, fighting for their slave laws, attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Confederate states had rebelled against the Union when they learned that their slave laws were at risk after Abraham Lincoln was elected for presidency. -
by Emily Dickenson
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by Emily Dickenson
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by Emily Dickenson
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by Rebecca Harding Davis
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by Emily Dickenson
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After 4 years, the Civil War comes to an end when the Confederate states leader, Robert E. Lee, surrenders.The end of the the Civil war declared the freedom for slaves. -
Congress officially passes the 13th amendment which abolishes slavery in all states. -
by Emily DIckenson
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by Anne Bradstreet
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The Realism and Naturalism era was the time period that came after the Civil War. After they had seen the damage that was done by the war, they wrote about nature and the beauty of life.
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by Emily Dickenson
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by Chief Joseph
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by Kate Chopin
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This was an era that took place while the Great Depression had caused devastation. Authors wrote about the loss and grieved through their literature.
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by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Allen Ginsburg was born on June 5, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey. Ginsburg was a famous writer and poet, known for starting the Beat Movement. In the 1940's, he met with colleagues Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Keruac. -
by William Faulkner
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The Beat Generation was a literary and cultural movement that originated when Allen Ginsburg, and three other popular writers began publishing works that went against cultural norms.
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by Allen Ginsberg
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by Ursula K LeGuin