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The English Establish a Foothold at Jamestown, 1606-1610 Would-be colonists arrived in Chesapeake Bay from England in April 1607 On board were 105 men, including 40 soldiers, 35 "gentlemen," and various artisans and laborers.
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The Revolutionary War (1775-83), also known as the American Revolution, arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government
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During this time, Americans established their government and two parties emerged--the Federalists and the Republicans. Americans had a lot to deal with during this period.
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Overview During this period, the small republic founded by George Washington's generation became the world's largest democracy. Pre-Civil War African-American Slavery African Americans had been enslaved in what became the United States since early in the 17th century.
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The Reconstruction era, the period in American history that lasted from 1863 to 1877 following the American Civil War, marked a significant chapter in the history of civil rights in the United States.
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Overview In the decades following the Civil War, the United States emerged as an industrial giant. The American West, 1865-1900 The completion of the railroads to the West following the Civil War opened up vast areas of the region to settlement and economic development.
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Overview The early 20th century was an era of business expansion and progressive reform in the United States.
Automobiles in the Progressive and New Eras The automobile transformed the lives of people living in the United States. -
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
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The end to the Great Depression came about in 1941 with America's entry into World War II. America sided with Britain, France and the Soviet Union against Germany, Italy, and Japan. The loss of lives in this war was staggering. The European part of the war ended with Germany's surrender in May 1945.
