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The Jamestown settlement is established
104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America, -
The Jamestown Settlement is established
104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. It was named after King, James 1. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
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The Colonial Period 1607-1775
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The Colonial Period (1607-1775)
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The first African slaves arrives in Jamestown
On August 20, 1619, 20 and odd Angolans, kidnapped by the Portuguese, arrive in the British colony of Virginia and are then bought by English colonists. -
Boston Latin Grammar School
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The Dutch take control of Sweden
The Dutch took a more hard- nosed approach to the Swedish interlopes by restricting New Sweden's access to the Delaware Rive and squeezing it out of the fur trade. -
The Province of Carolina is created
Was originally chartered in 1629. In 1663, Charles 11 of England rewarded eight men for their faithful support of his efforts to regain the throne of England by granting them the land called Carolina: these men were called Lords of Proprietors and controlled the Carolinas from 1663 to 1729. -
Franklins Academy
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The Early National Period (1775-1820)
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The Early National Period (1775-1820)
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Washington's Farewell Address
The growing division between Republicans and Federalists so disturbed Washington that he agreed to run for a second term as president in 1792 -
Election of 1797
The Democratic Republicans supported Thomas Jefferson for president that year. His support mainly came from farmers in the South and West -
Alien and Sedition Acts
They argued that these laws were needed as protection against foreigners who might threaten the nation. -
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The Common School Movement (1820-1865)
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The Common School Movement (1820-1865)
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The first McGuffey reader is established
The McGuffey readers were textbooks that stressed religious values and emphasized moral lessons which intended to develop students into good citizens -
The first normal school is opened in Lexington, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts creates the first mandatory attendance law
Required every city and town to offer primary school, focusing on grammar and basic arithmetic -
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The Evolution of the American High School
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Commitee or ten
Created methods and standards for high school -
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The Modern Era (WWII to present)
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World war 2 began
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Vietnam war escalates
American troops were sent into hot zones to eradicate or drive the Viet Cong out of their strongholds -
9/11
Were a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 terrorists associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda.