Story of the United States by Cameron Cadena & David Canamar

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  • 1492
    Oct 10, 1492

    1492

    Christopher Columbus discovers America.
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    Colonial Period

    Challlenges colonists faced and values they held as they settled on land they weren't familiar with.
  • 1607

    1607

    First British Settlement "Jamestown" established.
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    Revolutionary War

    Conflict between Great Britain and 13 of its former American colonies.
  • 1776

    1776

    Declaration of Independence is signed.

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Author of the Declaration of Independence
  • 1787

    1787

    The U.S. Constitution is created.
  • 1803

    1803

    France acquires the Louisiana Territory in what is known as the Louisiana Purchase.
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    Manifest Destiny

    19th century period of American expansion that the United States was destined to stretch from coast to coast.
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    War with Mexico

    Conflict between the United States and the Centralist Republic of Mexico.
  • Civil War (1861-1865)

    Civil War (1861-1865)

    The Civil War took place during these years.
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    Reconstruction

    Period in United States history following the Civil War in which the federal government set the conditions that would allow the rebellious Southern states back into the Union.

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment is added to the US Constitution that abolished slavery.

  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment is added to US Constitution that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment added to the US Constitution that granted African American men the right to vote.