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Jamestown
1st permanent colony is established in the Americas -
Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson; we declared our independence from Great Britain due to grievances such as taxation without representation and religious intolerance. -
US Constitution
US Constitution is adopted. It defines our basic rights as citizens and is the "law of the land". -
Civil War Begins
Fought between the North and South over the issues of states' rights mainly slavery -
Civil War Ends
Civil War ends -
Reconstruction begins
T he beginning of the process of re-uniting the nation following the Civil War. -
Reconstruction ends
THe Compromise of 1877 officially ends Reconstruction in the South. -
Stock Market Crash
leads to the Great Depression -
