North America

  • Oct 9, 1492

    Columbus discovered the Caribbean

  • Oct 9, 1500

    Spain set up colonies in America

  • France and Great Britain set up colonies

  • Great Britan defeated France in a war and won the France's North America colonies

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    North America

  • Colonists declared independance

  • after several years of fighting , Britan recognized America independance,and a new nation called the United States was born

  • End of the War- U.S independent

  • U.s constitution is written

  • Throughtout the 1800's the U.S had grown a lot

  • U.S population grew in health care

  • Slavery was a debate

  • Abraham Lincoln became president

  • Southern states seperated from the U.S - start of Civil War

  • End of Civil War

  • Dominion of Canada is formed

  • Spead of industry in U.S

  • By then the United States has been grown to the world's most industrial powers

  • During this time the United States became a world leader

  • Immigration tranforms Canada and the U.S

  • Start of World War One

  • End of World War One

  • The start of World War two

  • End of World War two

  • Cold War Between Soviet Union

  • The Cold War ended with the breakup of the Soviet Union

  • Cold War ends - breakup of Soviet Union

  • US faces terrorism

  • Al Qaeda attacked World Trade Center

  • U.S troops overthrew Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein