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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 didnt let them so they said that they had to fight
Lewis and Clark - followed the Missouri River across north america; explored the west
Gold rush - people went to california in 1848 to find gold. after the end of 1849 californias 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
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