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58,000 BCE
Migration out of Africa
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Period: 18,000 BCE to 13,000 BCE
Native Americans crossed through the land bridge
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13,000 BCE
Height of the Ice Age
At this time the Ice Age as we know it was at its peak! -
1492
Columbus finds America
Christopher Columbus went on a search for the Indies. Instead he found America. He thought he was in the Indies so he called the people there Indians. He was wrong but he did find a "New World" instead. -
Jamestown founded
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in Virginia. -
Slavery increase in the 13 colonies
In the 1660s slavery increased for all 13 colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
In March 1770 the red coats killed 5 Americans and 7 were wounded. -
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Bowditch's life
Bowditch was famous for making a way to tell longitude and latitude in the open sea -
The Boston Tea Party
The British took the taxes off everything except for tea. It wasn't enough. The Americans put around $1 billion worth of tea into the water -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was important to helping us gain freedom from England -
The end of The American Revolutionary War
The war between America and England finally ended. We now had the freedom we wanted but there was still much to come... -
U.S Constitution goes into effect
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The Bill of Rights Written
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Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was an incredible invention. It separated the seeds from the cotton which also reintroduced/promoted the use of slavery. -
Lewis and Clark expedition begins
Lewis and Clark travel the unknown to find out more about America where they reached the Pacific Ocean. -
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The Trail of Tears
People of the U.S. forced the Indians to move out of their land. The trail was called The Trail of Tears because many died on this trail -
Start of the Gold Rush
People went to America to find gold for a fortune. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes president
In 1860 the Civil war was soon to come. Lincoln was the president of the U.S and probably made the war start faster even though he was probably the perfect fit for the job. -
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Civil War
The American Civil War was against The North and The South. They were fighting to figure out slavery should be allowed or not. Eventually, The North won and slavery was banished. -
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Homesteading the Plains
The Homestead Act was made by Congress. They gave people money for settling in certain areas so people started going to these areas. -
Freedom for Blacks
Black people are now no longer slaves and now have freedom but there are still aspects of freedom they don't have. They will get these privileges later on. -
Abraham Lincoln's Death
He was shot in a play and died the next. He was an important president and he led us to victory for the Civil War. -
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The Reconstruction
The Reconstruction happened after Civil War. The South was in ruins. -
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Cattle Drives in Great Plains
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Alaska purchased
When Alaska was purchased it almost doubled America's size. It was a big piece of territory that isn't connected to the main land of America. -
First Transcontinental Railroad
The first transcontinental railroad allowed people to travel from East to West. It took around 10 days to travel on the train, far faster than on wagon. -
Suez Canal opens
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Massive immigration to America
During this time many people went to America for various reasons. -
Carnegie builds steel mill
Steel is an important building block in making skyscrapers. This allowed people to make taller buildings etc. -
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Plains Wars
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First telephone conversation
This allowed people to talk from far away. No more letters or slow communication. -
Edison invents electric light bulb.
The light bulb made it so people could easily work through the night and keep their areas bright. This brought light to the night time in America. -
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Electricity for cities
Electricity became important for cities. They would use it for their light bulbs and eventually even more! -
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Jim Crow Laws created
The Jim Crow Laws allowed segregation. -
Labor Unions started
Labor Unions were started in the late 1800s. They eventually let workers get better pay, safer work areas, etc. -
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Progressive Era
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The Panic of 1893
This was similar to the Great Depression but during a different time and perhaps worse. People lost jobs and money became scarce. -
U.S. gains control of Puerto Rico, Philippine Islands, and other Pacific islands.
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Spanish American War
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Hawaii becomes U.S. possession
Hawaii became part of U.S. and people used the islands as a stopping place with their ships when going to Europe etc. -
United States becomes a world power
The U.S. becomes a world power in 1900. We become a big influence upon the world and we are becoming self sufficient but we will still trade with others. -
U.S. takes over Panama Canal construction
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes Presdient
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Wright brothers make first airplane flight
The first airplane flight was something people did not believe in but it really did happen. It was a new technology that people weren't expecting. -
Henry Ford builds cars on assembley
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U.S. opens the Panama Canal
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WW1
WW1 was really bad but it was just the beginning. It was supposed to be the war that ended all wars but all it did was set the world up for WW2 -
Russian Revolution
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Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was a great symbol for the United States. France gave us this as an honor of our alliance of our two countries. -
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World-wide Depression
This World-wide Depression left many homeless and without jobs. Many died of starvation. -
Hitler takes over Germany
Hitler was an important character onto causing WW2. It starts when he takes over Germany and uses them for his purposes -
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WW2
WW2 was deadlier than WW1. Their were airplanes, bombs, and deadlier gun. The whole world was shaken by this war. -
First atomic bomb exploded
The First atomic bomb happened in Japan. It was deadly and around 230,000 people died. -
Beginning of Cold War
The Cold War included The United States, the Soviet Union, and their allies. They were locked in a long, tense conflict known as the Cold War. Though the parties were technically at peace. The two superpowers continually antagonized each other through political maneuvering, military coalitions, espionage, propaganda, arms buildups, economic aid, and proxy wars between other nations. -
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The Korean War
North Korea aimed to conquer South Korea and unify Korea under the communist. The Korean War was extremely bloody and led to 3 million death and many casualties.
The Korean War ended with an armistice and there was almost no change in the borders. -
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American Civil Right Movement
The Civil Rights Act hastened the end of legal Jim Crow. It secured African Americans equal access to restaurants, transportation, and other public facilities. It enabled blacks, women, and other minorities to break down barriers in the workplace. -
Cuban Revolution
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Assassination of President Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Texas. -
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Vietnam War
A proxy war between the U.S. and the Soviets.
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
Collapse of Communism in Europe
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End of the Cold War and Breakup of the Soviet Union
Once The Soviet Union Broke up the Cold War ended! This was very important and it allowed America and the world to no longer be afraid of The Soviets. -
Formation of the European Union
European Union (EU), Organization of European countries, formed to overlook their economic and political integration. It ratified by all members of the European Community (EC), out of which the EU developed. -
Terrorists successfully attack American landmarks
9/11. This was a huge event which woke up America. It was not expected and around 3,000 people died. -
EU adopts the euro
The euro was introduced as an accounting currency in 11 member states on 1 January 1999. The euro banknotes and coins started to circulate. -
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Iraq War
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Election of President Barack Obama
Obama was our first black president. This showed that anyone can achieve anything while not having to worry about where they came from or their ethnicity.