1494- 1600 the Period when American was "discovered" by European discovers |
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Colonies
1584-1760 The American colonies are established, from Roanoke Island th the New Netherlands |
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Revolution
1770-1782 The Colonies rose and revolted against the British and created a new nation |
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New Nation
1784 to 1820 A New Nation gets going a constitution is written and another war is fought |
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Antebellum
1820-1855 The Nations grow and extends to California, but it also divides as slavery continues to divide it |
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A Nation Divided 1855-1865 Tensions over slavery grew to the point that once Lincoln was elected a Civil War became inevitable. |
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Reconstruction Industrialization
1865-1899 After the Civil War the US began a period of rapid growth. Cities grew and American Industry grew with them |
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World Stage
1900-1920 By the dawn of the century America was a world power and it started showing its power |
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The Twenties
It was a short period in American history but that period between 1920 and 1929 left it marks |
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Depression It was the worse depression in Amercian history and lasted from 1929 to 1939 |
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World War II
War came to Europe in 1939, but it did not arrive on American shores until December 7th 1941 |
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Post War America The Fifties World War II was over and the American economy roared back. It was however the period that the Cold War began . |
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The Sixties
1960-1975 Until a fateful day in November 1963 the Sixties were a period of hope and change. that changes as the Vietnam War began to dominate |
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American 1975-2000
The Cold War came to and end, it looked like America could live in peace |
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America in the 21st Century
The Century began with the worse terror attack on US soil when twin planes crashed into the World Trade Centers |
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African Americans
The story of African American in US history. |
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Native Americans
The story of the Native American in US history |
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Women Women in American history. From Colonial times to today |
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Immigration
Immigration throughout American History |
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