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The first people to ever set foot on the American continents, came over the Bering Strait from Siberia, Asia. -
The first Europeans (vikings) did not arrive until 1000 AD. And then Christopher Columbus expedtion reached the American in 1492. Thisn make the beginning of the European colonization
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Between 1799 and 1800 an estimated 250,000 slves were taken to America, and owning slaves was largely accepted -
When the colonies wanted independence from the British crown, an eight-year war broke out over disagreements.
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Slavery was one of the issues thet led to a civil war between the Northern and Southern states
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The souther states made it diffrent for African American people to vote. -
In 1963 250,000 people took part and listened to Martin Luther King. Jr deliver his speech "I have a dream" -
From 2009-2017, the US had its first African-Amercian president, Barack Obama. -
The Black Lives Matter movement was founded in 2013 and sinces then pople all over the US, as well as in many other countries, hvae used the hashtag in protests. -
Kamala Harris became the first female Vice President in 2021