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English settlers come to America
Settlers come to the New World in search of wealth and a new beginning. -
African slaves come to America
African slaves were brought unwillingly to America to work -
Pilgrims come to America
Pilgrims come to America in search of religious freedom and to get away from prosecution they were experiencing in England. -
American Revolution Begins
America Fights for its freedom from British rule. -
American Revolution ends
British rule is ended. -
Native American Trail of Tears
Over 100,000 Native Americans are forced out of their homes to Territories west of the Mississippi River. Over 15,000 will die on this journey. -
Dred Scott V. Sandford
Dred Scott sues the executor of his former masters estate. Loses case. Slaves are not considered citizens because of African decent. -
Civil War begins
Civil War is fought over slavery and its place in the expanding United States -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln's proclamation declares over 3 million slaves free -
Civil War Ends
Slavery is ended in the United States as the Confederacy falls to the Union -
Civil Rights Act
States that anyone born in a specific state is a citizen and has the rights of said state -
14th Amendment
Added to 14th Amendment both national and state citizenship will be covered under the Civil Rights statute