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Christopher Columbus made first contact with Native Americans http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-timeline.html
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Hernan Cortes leads his conquistadors to the Aztec capital and kills the high priest. Conquering the Aztecs and claiming all the gold in their possision.
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Bartolome De Las Casas shows the Spanish the horrible treatment of the natives and suggests they use African Slaves.
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Jamestown is founded in Virgina, 32 out of 105 men surivive by the end of the year. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-timeline.html
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Armed Conflict between Native Americans and English colonist and their Native allies
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Bacon wants to drive the Native Americans out of Virginia but Berkeley dubs him a rebel and charges him with Treason. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p274.html
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Pontiac's War was a conflict between the native american tribes near the great lakes and the british.
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This proclmation set the line for the british colonies at the Appalachian Mountains.
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The Treaty of Paris was the negotation between the American Colonist and Great Britian. this made the American Colonie an independent nation.
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the treaty of greenvile ended the Indian War in the Ohio Country and limited areasg of land to the north and west.
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A large amount of land is bought from France by the US government.
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This was the act that negotiated with the indian tribes in the southern states to relocate them west.
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This case prohibited non-native americans from being present on native americans lands without a license.
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Thousands of Native Americans are relocated further west. Many die on the route.
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Settlers set off on the Oregon Trail in an attempt to get to the West Coast of American.
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Gold is found in California and there is a great gold rush to the west coast to try and make a fortune.
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Anyone who had never taken up arms against the US government, was atleast 21, or head of the family could file an application to claim a federal land grant.
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the sand creek massacre was the killing of over 100 women and children near sand creek.
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Due to overhunting, the great Buffalo Herds of the Great Plains are diminished and there is little hope for the American Buffalo.
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after custer's expedition, rumors reached the east coast that their might be gold in the dakota territory.
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Commonly called General Custer's Last Stand, the US 7th Calvary was devastated, Custer is killed along over 250 men.
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the nez perce war was an armed conflict between several bands of nez perce indians and their Palouse allies verses the United Staes army.
