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Period: Jan 1, 1491 to
Period 1: 1491-1607
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Period 2: 1607-1754
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Period 3: 1754-1800
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Imperial Wars and Colonial Protest: Chapter3: 1754-1774
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Pontiac's Rebellion
Chief Pontiac led a major attack against colonial settlements on the western frontier. The American Indians were angered by the westard movement of European settlers. American Indians of the Ohio Valley destroyed forts and settlements from New York to Virginia. -
Sugar Act of 1764
placed duties on foreign sugar and certain luxuries. Purpose was to raise money for the crown, and a companion law also provided for stricter enforcement of the Navigation Acts to stop smuggling. -
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Period 4
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Louisiana Purchase- 1803
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Missouri Compromise-1820
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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo-1848
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Period 7
Becoming A World Power (1865-1917)
The Progressive Era (1901-1917)
World War 1 and its Aftermath (1914-1920)
The Modern Era of the 1920s
The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1939)
Diplomacy and World War 2 (1929-1945)