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13 Cards in this Set
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1492
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*Columbus first lands in America
*begins sustained European contact |
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1607
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*founding of Jamestown, Va.
*first permanent English colony |
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1620
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*Pilgrims at Plymouth
*beginning of permanent settlement of New England |
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1754-1763
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*French and Indian War
*Britain ends French presence in the colonies |
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1775-1783
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*Revolutionary War
*U.S. wins independence from Britain |
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1776
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*Declaration of Independence
*America breaks with Britain |
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1787
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*U.S. Constitution signed
*federal government established |
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1781
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*Articles of Confederation
*first attempt at national government |
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1803
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*Louisana Purchase
*doubles the size of the country |
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1812-1814
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*War of 1812 with Britain
*U.S. maintains independence |
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1846-1848
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*War with Mexico
*U.S. gains additional territory in the southwest |
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1861-1865
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*Civil War
*the Union is preserved and slavery ends |
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1877
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*end of Reconstruction
*South begins era of segregation |
