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Colonial Period
Who: English colonist
What: Jamestown first permanent English settlement in North America.
Where: East Virginia, US
When: 18th century
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Revolution
Who: George Washington
What: Commanded the Continental Army in the American Rev. Then became president.
Where: Lexington and Concord in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
When: April 19, 1775
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Constitutions
Who: James Madison
What: Composed the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and got the nickname "father of the Constitution"
Where: Written in Philadelphia
When: May 14, 1787.
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New Nation
Who: US vs Britain
What: War of 1812, caused by Britain restricting US from trading
Where: Along the border of the Us & Britain's Canadian provinces and the Chesapeake Bay
When: June 1812
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Nationalism & Sectionalism
Who: James Monroe
What: Signed the Missouri Compromise. Also was the president during this time.
Where: Missouri
When: March 3, 1820
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Civil War
Who: Abraham Lincoln
What: 16th president, had a key role on passing the 13th Amendment.
Where: Fort Sumter, South Carolina
When: April 12, 1861
Why: This event is significant because it was the beginning of ending slavery. It has impacted us today by giving everyone equal rights no matter what race or color. The main cause of the war was to end slave states.
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Gilded Age & Progressive Era
Who: Andrew Carnegie
What: Ended the 1892 Homestead strikes at one of his steel plants, Built a steel empire then sold it to J.P Morgan.
Where: Homestead, Pennsylvania.
When: June 6, 1892 During the gilded age & progressive era.
Why: This event was caused by Henry Frick. He wanted to break the union so they could reduce wages more easily. This event impacted us today by having a proposed wage cut. It also lead to the defeat of the workers and unionism. -
Emergence Of Modern America
Who: Americans
What: Worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world.
Where: North America and Europe
When: October 1929 was when it started
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World War 2
Who: Germany (Nazi Party)
What: Holocaust, killing of six million Jewish men, women, and children and millions of others.
Where: In concentration camps around Germany and other countries.
When: 1939-1945
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Cold War
Who: John F. Kennedy
What: President during the Cuban missile crisis, ended the crisis.
Where: in Cuba
When: October 22, 1962
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Civil Rights
Who: Martin Luther King Jr.
What: Did peaceful protesting, gave many meaningful speeches, lead the Montgomery bus boycott.
Where: Washington DC.
When: August 28, 1963
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Contemporary World
Who: Barack Obama
What: First black president, signed the Affordable Care Act which provided healthcare to many uninsured Americans.
Where: Washington DC.
When: March 23,2010
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MLA
stebbins, sarah. “A Short History of Jamestown.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2015, www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm. Editors, History.com. “James Madison.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 29 Oct. 2009, www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/james-madison. Copy bibliography citation D’Souza , Dinish. “Abraham Lincoln.” HistoryNet, 2005, www.historynet.com/abraham-lincoln.
