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native americans crossing land bridge - happened a very long time ago, came cause they were following large game
Christopher Columbus - sailed over in 1492
Thirteen Colonies - founded between 1603 and 1733; own form of government; won the Revolutionary War against Britain
French and Indian War - fought over colonial land and wealth; declared in 1756; Britain started taxing
Revolutionary War - americans wanted independence but the British didn't let them so they said that they had to fight; April 1775- 1773
Lewis and Clark - followed the Missouri River across North America; explored the west; 1804-1806; one purpose was to claim the Oregon Territory for the United States; smallpox outbreak with the natives
Gold rush - people went to California in 1848 to find gold. after the end of 1849 California's population went from less that 1000 to over 100,000 because of it;
Civil War - between the Union States and the Confederate states; they thought that slavery would be abolished
Assassination of Abe Lincoln - took place April 14th, 1895; shot by John Wilkes Booth
Reconstruction - from 1863 to 1869; bringing everything back together after the Civil War
Settlement of Jamestown - settled around the James River. In 1607. first big settlement of America; less than 100 of the original 500 colonists survived
Constitution - written in 1787; highest laws in the United States
Jefferson Era - 3rd president of the United States; in office from 1801-1809; known for the purchase of the Louisiana Territory and Lewis and Clark Expedition
Indian Removal Policy - was the causes of the Trail of Tears; a lot of them died because of exhaustion, starvation, and horrible diseases
George Washington's Presidency - first president ever in 1789; not part of any political parties; died on 1799
Louisiana Purchase - 1803; France sold their land
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