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The first people to ever set foot on the American continents, came over the Bering Strait from Siberia Asia. -
The vikings visited briefly -
After the Vikings visited birefly, the Cristopher Columbus expedition reached the Americans in 1492. This marked the beginning of the European colonization -
It was not until 1607 that the first permanent settlement was established in Jamestown, Virginia. -
Plantation owners saw the need for cheap labor and the first legal slave owner was recognized in 1654. Slaves were part of the Triangular Trade. -
Between 1700-1800, 250,000 slaves were taken to America, and owning slaves was largely accepted. Some of the Founding Fathers had slaves there themselves.
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When the colonies wanted independence from the British crown, an eight-war broke out over disagreements.
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The colonies signed the Declaration of Independence, and the transition to an independent country was not a peaceful one. -
A constitution from the United States written by a group called the Founding Fathers. -
Member of the Founding Fathers, and later became the first president
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Slavery was one of the issues that led to a civil war between the Northern and Southern states. Luckily the Northern won the civil war, and slavery was abolished. Unfortunately Lincoln did not live to see this happen and was assassinated in 1865.