Early American History: Native Americans, Slavery, And Religion

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Early American History consists of things that were built or made the same during the early history period. Many different things were important in early history, such as slavery, war, Native Americans, and etc. A few major issues I have learned about in this course and that have taken place in Early American History were Native Americans, slavery, and religion. These issues had a huge impact on how the world changed and why it’s still constantly changing. Events that took place in Early American History happened for a reason, to make the world a better place. History exists because of things that continue to happen, whether it was yesterday, years, or centuries ago. Religion has always been a major topic in many different eras just because

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