Africans have been traded for slaves for centuries. For 2 Hundred years Portugal had a monopoly on the export of slaves from Africa. Some slave trade trips took 40 days and some up to 150.
England first colonized in America in Jamestown in 1607.
The US constitution was written in 1787, ratified in 1788.
The industrial Revoulution lasted 100 years.
The Declaration of Independence was created and was signed by 56 people. John Hancock wanted to let the king know that he wasn't afraid of them.
The Compromise of 1850 had to do with the growing population of California due to the Gold Rush.
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