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Native Americans lived on the North American continent. There was not slavery or small pox due to the absence of Europeans
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Christopher introduces the Americas to Europe. This establishes more colonization and the Atlantic slave trade
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The first city established in the North America by the Spanish
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Dutch, French, British, and Spanish colonist began to move to the new world. New England, Middle, Southern (Chesapeake), West Indies. Periods of salutary neglect
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James Town was the first permanent British colony.
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The first French colony established in Canada
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Colonist rebelled against the Virginian governor for his peaceful policies with native Americans
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The native pueblo people rose up against Spain.
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Colonies began to grow in size and population. Ties with native Americans became strained due to European settlers taking land.
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The great awakening led to an increase in the protestant branch of Christianity. It influenced the colonies and England.
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British colonies and the French had a war that lasted 7 years. It ended with the treaty of Paris (1763)
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Treaty of Paris(1763) ends the war. The end of salutary neglect, more taxes, and new mercantilism policies.
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Tea act, Stamp act, Quartering act, proclamation of 1763.
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The original 13 colonies debate over how to ratify the
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America declared independence from Great Britain. This started the civil war.
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Americas fight for independence. Ends with the siege of Yorktown. Treaty of Paris(1783) ends the war.
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Ends the weak power of the articles by creating and implementing a constitution.
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George Washington becomes the first president. The constitution is ratified along with the bill of rights.
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Hamilton Vs. Jefferson. Debates over the national bank, taxes, and the Kentucky and Virginia resolution.
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1st Peaceful transition of power from one leader to another.
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the economy grew with Henry Clay's American system.
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Jefferson bought a large portion of land from France. The exchange was cheap but Jefferson questioned it's constitutionality.
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A war between the US and Britain. Britain was in a war with France and they took supplies from American ships, so the US declared war on Britain.
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Due to the victory of the war of 1812, the US shared a common feeling of positivity. James Monroe was elected under the first party system
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Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state. Later repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska act.
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The debates over states becoming free or slave drove people to violent conflict. The Kansas-Nebraska act resulted in bleeding Kansas.
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This doctrine stated that Europe has no right t colonize the Americas. It is later edited under Roosevelt to remove colonies from Latin america.
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Andrew Jackson abuses power in office. Too many vetoes, trail of tears, nullification crisis.
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The development of two parties. Whigs and democrats result from political factions.
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Manifest destiny movement west
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Americas manifest destiny leads to the war. USA won and took land from Mexico. New states were admitted and the issue of slavery returned.
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the first women's rights convention
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California entered as a free state and the fugitive slave laws were heavily enforced.
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tensions grew between the north and south over slavery.
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The republican party emerges at this time and this leads to three party system. Later on only the democratic and republican parties are prominent.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected for president. Secession of the south from the union begins.
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The civil war begins as a result of conflict between the north and the south over multiple issues, a prominent one being slavery.
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After the civil, the US begins reconstructing the south with the union. The emancipation proclamation is signed into law but slave codes and Jim crow laws remain.
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Jim crow laws are created and sharecropping still acts as a form of slavery.
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Opposed monopolies
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The Us stops expanded west and begins to expand overseas. Such as the open door policy with China and the annexation of Hawaii
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The US removed Spain from the Americas and tried to annex Cuba.
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The Us enters the war later in 1917.
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After the US enters WW1, the government outlaws people from speaking against the war.
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The fear of communism sparked raids against anarchist and suspected communist.
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The movement resulted in many acts such as the Sherman anti trust act, meat inspection act, pure food & drug act, and the Hepburn act
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As a result of WW1 and Hitler's rise to power, WW2 began as Germany wanted to regain military power.
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Caused the US to enter WW2 after the Japanese bombed pearl harbor
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riots between Hispanics and army soldiers.