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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 -
1519
Tenochtitlán
Conquistador Hernando Cortes conquered Tenochtitlán the biggest Aztec city in America -
Jamestown Founded
The first successful English colony in Jamestown, Virgina. -
Pilgrims came to America
English Protestants wanted the church of England different than the catholic church. They were known as pilgrims. -
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. -
Labor unions started late 1800's
Labor Unions were helping many people and were a common thing back then. -
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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
It required slaves to return to their owners even if they were in a free state. -
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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Massive immigration to America 1870-1924
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Carnegie builds steel mill
Carnegie created a monopoly in the steel industry after creating this machine. -
First telephone conversation- Alexandar Graham Bell
The first words were "Mr. Watson come here I want to see you" to his assistant Thomas Watson -
Edison invents electric light bulb
Thomas Edison invents a great thing "the lightbulb". -
Homesteading the plains
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Electricity for cities- 1880s-1890s
Electricity for cities was a great invention, provided light for cities 24/7. -
Plains Wars
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Cattle drives in Great Plains
1866-1886 -
Progressive Era 1890's- 1910's
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The Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897. -
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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Theodore Roosevelt becomes President 1901
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Wright brothers make first airplane flight- 1903
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Henry Ford builds cars on assembly line -1913
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U.S. opens the Panama Canal -1914
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Jim Crow Laws
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World War I
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Russian Revolution
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World-wide Depression
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World War II
1939-1945 -
First atomic bomb exploded
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Beginning of the Cold War
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American Civil Rights Movement
1950s-1960s -
Korean War
1950-1953 -
Cuban Revolution
1959 -
Assassination of President Kennedy
1963 -
Vietnam War
1965-1973 -
Collapse of Communism in Europe
1989 -
End of the Cold War and breakup of the Soviet Union
1991 -
Formation of the European Union
1992 -
Terrorists successfully attack American landmarks
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EU adopts the euro
2002 -
Iraq War
2003-2011 -
Election of President Barack Obama
