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12,890 BCE
The Migration out of Africa
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Period: 12,890 BCE to 17,890 BCE
The Migration out of Africa
15,000-20,000 years ago
The Ancestors of the Native Americans crossed the land bridge through Beringia into North America -
1492
Christopher Columbus
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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to 1496
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue to find a direct water route from Europe to Asia -
Period: 1519 to 1519
Tenochtitlán
Conquistador Hernando Cortes conquered Tenochtitlán the biggest Aztec city in America -
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Jamestown Founded
The first successful English colony in Jamestown, Virgina. -
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Pilgrims came to America
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American Revolution
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American Revolution
The purpose of this war was independence for Americans. -
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The Declaration of Independence
American Founders who were most responsible for the Declaration of Independence were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. -
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The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin which produced a lot of cotton and it increased the demand for slaves because the cotton needed a lot of labor -
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Lewis and Clark's Expedition
Lewis and Clark's expedition was to find out about the Native Americans and the West of America. -
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The Trail of Tears
The Cherokee tribe was forced by the government to move from their land so it was called the Trail of Tears -
Fugitive Slave Act
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Abraham Lincoln's Election
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The Civil War
From 1861-1865 fought by the northern and southern states -
The Gettysburg Address
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Reconstruction
1861-1865 -
Abraham Lincolns death
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Alaska Purchased
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First transcontinental railroad
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Suez Canal opens
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Homesteading the plains
1862-1879 -
Plains Wars
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Cattle drives in Great Plains
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Hawaii becomes U.S. possession
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Spanish-American War
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U.S. gains control of Puerto Rico,Philippine Islands and other Pacific islands
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United States has become a world power
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U.S. takes over Panama Canal construction
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Jim Crow Laws
1883-1914