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8000 BCE
First people who came to North
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Mar 3, 1490
Christopher Columbus
Was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Christopher Columbus said the oceans blue in 1492. Columbus found American making it the country it is today. -
Aug 3, 1490
Christopher Columbus
Was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Christopher Columbus sailed the oceans blue in 1492.Christopher Columbus found America making it the country is today. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands
Christopher did not fully gain the territory and found it. He would make the people who were already there slaves, and would kill them or make them do labor. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent British Colonies settlement. -
Navigation Act of 1651
The Navigation act was when England was requiring all trade to go through England, even the colonies trade. -
Benjamin Franklin
Was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. Franklin helped to draft the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War. -
Tomas Jefferson
Was an American founding father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Was the nation's first sectary of state. -
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French and Indian war
This war was when the French expanding their territory along the Ohio river, and the war between the new colonies and France broke out fighting for the territory of the rivers and land. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was when King George took the land from the French and expanding the territory after the 7 years war. -
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was when the government enforced the people to start paying taxes on paper products. Everyone stopped producing newspapers, and stop using the products to show that they weren't going to pay the taxes. -
Andrew Jackson
Was an American solider and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States of America from 1829-1837. Andrew Jackson won the popular vote for president three time. He was born on March 15, 1767. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when the people and the soldiers of the government fought on King Street killing 5 people. They were each standing on opposite sides doing nothing when someone(no one knows who) shot a gun and a war broke out. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was an act where the Colonies were fighting to stop paying taxed for the tea industry. They protested on the Boston harbor, and started throwing the tea off the side of the boat to protest. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was the war of the 13 colonies against Great Britain. The colonies thought they had no say in what they got to do, and the laws they had to follow. They followed with the saying "No Taxation Without Representation" to show that they are paying the government without having a say in what they are paying for. -
Deceleration of Independence
The Deceleration of Independence was made to show that everyone was created equal. In the deceleration everyone was allowed to practice their own religion and have the freedom of speech. -
US Constitution signed
The US constitution was signed in the same place the Deceleration of Independence was signed. The constitution explained the fundamental rules of the government and explained and guarantee the basic rights for the people. -
George Washington
Was the first president of the United States of America. Was one of the founder fathers of the United Sates. George Washington became president on December 14, 1799. -
The Enlightenment
It was a philosophy showing the "age of reason" people say you would gain enlightenment through experience not knowledge. -
Mercantilism
Economic policy that increased the amount of trade. America would trade goods with the British. -
Westward expansion
The belief that moving west would promise people a better life with better farming land, better trade, and better lives. Many people moved west thinking that they would get what they said they would get but however this promise did not actually come true to those who moved west. The Westward Expansion started in 1803. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark got sent by Tomas Jefferson to go explore the west, and become custom with the Native Americans culture, and ways of life. They were sent to see where there was free land so the US could expand its territory. -
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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was one of the major stepping stones for America. It increased the trade rate, and increased the population and economy. This was one of the major events of Tomas Jefferson's presidency. -
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Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark was also know as the Corps of Discovery Expedition. Lewis and Clark were the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States of America. -
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Jacksonian Democracy
Democracy in the 18th century that was political philosophy in the United States. The goal was to get more democrats in the United States. He was president from 1829 to 1837. However the tome period from 1824 to 1840 were known as the "Jacksonian Democracy" and the "Era of Common Men". -
Election of 1828
In this election Andrew Jackson(Democrat) and John Quincy Adams(Republican) fought for who would become President. This was a big controversy, John had a lot more popular votes than Andrew but still lost because Andrew had a lot more electoral votes that helped him win the war. -
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Abolitionist Movement
Abolitionist Movement is also know as the movement to end slavery. With the Abolitionist Movement the goal was to end all of the slavery and the racial discrimination and segregation and not let it happen again. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson ordered the Native Americans to be sent away from the Americas to create their own society. The were only allowed to stay Americas society if they would change their religions and their customs. -
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Mexican American War
In this war Mexico and America were fighting for the land that Mexico owned. Texas while it was independent it was still apart of America and there were Native Americans living in the territory. America wanted to push them out, so they created a war debating whether or not Mexico could have the land. America soon won the war. -
Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 was when the North and the South made statements concluding that Washington, California, and other states were now free states and were abolishing slavery. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott Decision was the court case debating whether Dred Scott and his family should be free from slavery. While they were in the free states, the court ordered them to go back to their owners, and not be free. The court decided that they are not allowed to be free from slavery, and continue as slaves. -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. He fought for the freedom of black slaves during 1847. -
Electon of 1860
During the election of 1860 the US was split into the North and the South. While other presidents got more popular votes, Abraham Lincoln won by getting the most electoral votes out of the other candidates. -
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Civil War
The Civil War was fought between the two sides, the North, and the South. They were fighting on the topic of slavery. While North fought against it, the South fought for it. Later, the North won and many of the states became free states. -
Abraham Lincoln
He served as the 16th president of the United States of America. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. -
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Era of Reform
A period of political reform and activism in the United States. The main goal of Era of Reform was to eliminate problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in government. -
Fredrick Douglas
Was born into slavery and was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. Wrote many autobiography's during the civil war. Died on February 20, 1895. -
Manifest destiny
Belief that expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable in the 19th century.