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By dafabulousteach
  • Native Americans arrive 20,000 years ago
    Aug 20, 1000

    Native Americans arrive 20,000 years ago

    Land MigrationFirst people walk from Siberia across land bridge from Alaska to the present day US and settle across North and South America
  • Native American Tribes
    Aug 20, 1400

    Native American Tribes

    Native American TribesOne to two million Native Americans live in ten major cultural regions north of Mexico. The areas include the Northwest, California, the Great Basin, the Southwest, and the Great Plains

  • African Americans arrive in North America

  • First successful English colony Jamestown established

  • Mexico declares its independence

    Mexico declares its independence

    Mexico declares its independence from Spain. Spanish lands now become Mexican land.
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    Great Wave of Immigration: over 23 million immigrants arrive to the US from Europe, Mexico, China, & Japan

    Ellis IslandMore than 23 million immigrants arrive in the US from Europe, Mexico, China, Japan, and the Phillipines.
  • The Great San Francisco Earthquake

    The Great San Francisco Earthquake