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Aug 22, 1096
the cruades begin
spreading religon but many people got killed. -
Aug 22, 1492
columbus first reaches america
First found america. -
Period: Aug 22, 1492 to
early american history
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French and Indian war
The french wanted land that indians lived on, so they made the indians move. -
Boston tea party.
"Indians" dumped 18,000 pounds of east inda company's tea into the boston harbor. -
colonies declare independence.
Colonies wanted the rights to property, life, and liberty. -
George Washington was elected President.
He was America's first offical leader, and was elected unlike a king it was what the people wanted and he served 2 terms, not life. -
Stamp Act
Britain put a tax on every piece of printed paper the people in the Colonies used. -
The Trail of Tears
The Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present day Oklahoma. -
Womens Rights
The woman's rights movement changed the roles and status of woman in society. It gave them a right to things they were unable to do before. -
The Confederacy forms & the Civil war begins.
The North and South fought over slavery and if it should be kept in the country.
