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The Ancestors of the Native Americans crossed the land bridge through Beringia into North America -
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Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue to find a direct water route from Europe to Asia
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Conquistador Hernando Cortes conquered Tenochtitlán the biggest Aztec city in America -
The first successful English colony in Jamestown, Virgina. -
English Protestants wanted the church of England different than the catholic church. They were known as pilgrims. -
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The purpose of this war was independence for Americans.
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American Founders who were most responsible for the Declaration of Independence were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
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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 was to find out about the Native Americans and the West of America.
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Labor Unions were helping many people and were a common thing back then. -
The Cherokee tribe was forced by the government to move from their land so it was called the Trail of Tears
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It required slaves to return to their owners even if they were in a free state.
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From 1861-1865 fought by the northern and southern states
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Carnegie created a monopoly in the steel industry after creating this machine. -
The first words were "Mr. Watson come here I want to see you" to his assistant Thomas Watson -
Thomas Edison invents a great thing "the lightbulb". -
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Electricity for cities was a great invention, provided light for cities 24/7. -
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The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897. -
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