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In 1585 Walter Raleigh sponsor of England’s first North American settlement begins. This is important because it was the first North American settlement
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1607 first English colony in North America founded Jamestown. Jamestown is important because it was the first major town.
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1620 Mayflower pilgrims arrive at cape cod and establish colony at Plymouth. The first alliance between Indians and white men.
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1759 Cherokee war between Cherokee nation and English settlers begins. It ends the Indian resistance
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1763 Ottawa chief Pontiac captures British forts. It killed 2000 colonists but captured a lot of the British forts.
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1791 bill of rights is ratified The Supreme Court ruled that the Bill of Rights only protects individuals from the national, and not the state, governments.
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1800 Thomas Jefferson elected president Thomas Jefferson's goal as president was to restore the principles of the American Revolution.
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1860 pony express starts carrying mail It was a revolutionary way to send messages.
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1879 Indians overwhelm general George Custer at the battle of little bighorn. It was important because it was the last victory of the Indians over the whit man.
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1879 Thomas a. Edison invents the first electric light bulb. Because if he didn’t we would be sitting in the dark.
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1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor killing nearly 2000 us soldiers and sailor. It put America in world war two.
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1968 Dr. Martin Luther king jr. was assassinated He changed the world because of the I Had A Dream speech
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2011 2011 Joplin is hit by the most powerful tornado. It was the biggest tornado in U.S history.
