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The first American colony is founded.
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This document was signed to allow the settlers of Plymouth to self-govern themselves.
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More people desire religious freedom, leading to more people desiring general freedom.
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The document which solidified the American colonies' separation from the British Empire was signed on this day.
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The document which would be the basis for America, and give people their rights was signed on this day.
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George Washington, the first president of the United States, was president in this time period. He valued many American ideals.
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This belief, held by most Americans in the 19th century, was the belief that the takeover and westernization of America was justified.
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The brutal slave trade, the middle passage, is shut down, along with slavery in America ending.
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These amendments abolished slavery and gave African-americans rights.
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In this age, America went through a large number of social and economical changes.
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Children born in this time period grew to dislike and question their government after WW1.
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The Americanization movement, which reeducated immigrants to think like an American, started in this century.
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The ideals of many were changed during this time period in which alcohol was made illegal.
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These freedoms, (Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear) were what president Franklin Delano Roosevelt found to be the rights of all humanity.
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Terrorists crash several airplanes into the world trade center and the pentagon, leading to increased American nationalism.