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9982 BCE
First people come to the americas
America was not livable because of the cold after the ice age ,people started to come to the Americas. -
1436
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus founded the Americas, and was born in 1436 he died May 20, 1506 -
1492
Christopher Columbus lands
Christopher Columbus lands in the Americas and starts his journey from there .He did horrible things to the natives and made them get him gold/work.Many controversy was if Christopher was guilty. -
Period: 1501 to
Mercantilism
Mercantilism was a national economic policy to get more gold and silver used. -
Jamestown
English man picked Jamestown as their settlement .This was named after king James 1. -
Navigation act 1651
Navigation acts were laws set by the English. The one of 1651 was to put taxes on things to get money . -
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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a period of when there were many philosophers including ,Montesquieu ,and John Locke.Who had there own philosophies that they thought should be used on the use of power and legislation. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was Born in January 17, 1706, on Milk Street, in Boston, MA ,he Died in April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, PA ,his Spouse was Deborah Read (m. 1730–1774). -
George Washington
George Washington was born February 22, 1732,and died December 14, 1799, he was the first president. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas was the third president ,his presidential term was March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809 and he died July 4, 1826 -
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French and Indian War
British America vs New France, the lasted 7 years. -
Proclamation of 1763
The natives asked for some land that would not be bothered then they made a line across states named the proclamation of 1763 -
Stamp Act
An act by the British Parliament in 1765 ,basically the people had to buy stamps for paper items . -
Andrew Jackson
17th president of the united states,he came from a common mans back round ,He died June 8, 1845. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre was an incident with citizens and British army when revolt hit the ending was the killing of some citizens. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party was when the citizens have dumped tea on to the sea in 1770. -
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American Revolution
American Revolution was a revolt to get independence for america it lasted 1775 to 1783. -
Declaration of Independence
It contained the goals for america ,It shows why people wanted to be freed from the British . -
United States Constitution Signed
The united states constitution consisted of rules for the new nation was written by James Madison. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase makes up about 1/3 of america and the president Thomas Jefferson was the one who purchased it. -
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Westward Expansion
Westward Expansion was when north america spread out through the west , it consisted of many wars and fights. -
Lewis and Clark / and expedition
Lewis and Clark expedition was from May 14, 1804 to Sep 23, 1806.They were significant because they journeyed through the North America. -
Abraham lincolnn
He fought in the civil war for the union,he was the 16th presidents,he was assassinated April 15th by Johns Wilkes Booth a confederate. -
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Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the belief that america could expand west as much as they wanted.with this came the Louisiana purchase . -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass a former slave ,an abolitionist. -
Jacksonian Democracy
The leaders for this event were Andrew Jackson; Martin Van Buren; James K. Polk; Thomas Hart Benton; Stephen A.
Douglas.Jacksonian democracy helped the common men. -
Election of 1828
The Election of 1828 was Andrew Jackson vs John Adams for president, Jackson won with 178 votes when Adams only had 73. -
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Abolitionist Movement
This was a movement to abolish slaver racial discrimination.The movement had many leaders , William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and William Lloyd Still. Garrison . -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian removal act was signed by president Jackson it told the Indians to either live like the Americans or go somewhere else (West). -
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Mexican American War
The war started because of territorial problems and the united states ended up winning and signing a treaty. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was to make slaves and free people happy.It was an agreement for and helped territorial problems. -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a former slave,his debate went up to the supreme court he ended up losing the case but was freed after a fund bought his whole family . -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave fighting for freedom ,he was able to take his enlargement to supreme court but the decision was that he lost the case. -
Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 was when Abraham Lincoln won,against Douglas,Bell,and Breckenridge. -
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Civil War
The civil war started because of slave rights and territorial problems. -
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Era of Reform
Era of Reform was to fix the society, social activism, stop corruption in the government .
