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The United States

of America

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Before America was “America,” many tribes of people lived on and worked the land.

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When Christopher Columbus arrived in America, he “thought he was in East India” so he called the people “INDIANS.”

Today, we call those who lived here before we did “NATIVE AMERICANS

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Christopher Columbus discovers America!!

• The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria

• King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain financed the expeditions

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Spanish Explorers of America

• Coronado marched through Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas

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Jamestown, Virginia• The First American Colony

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Plymouth, Massachusetts

• Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock with Pilgrims aboard

• The oldest town in the United States

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New Hampshire

New Jersey

Massachusetts

Delaware

13 British Colonies

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

New Jersey

Connecticut

New York

Pennsylvania

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French & Indian War Begins

•England wins the French & Indian War

•George Washington fought as an English soldier

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Stamp Act•Taxation without

Representation in

Parliament

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Revolutionary War Begins•The shot heard around the world

•Paul Revere warns the colonists of British soldiers confiscating weapons

•Patrick Henry says, “Give me liberty or give me death!”

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The Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President of the United States

• George Washington crossed the Delaware River on December 25, 1776 surprising and defeating the enemy.

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Valley Forge

• Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the quarters for American soldiers during the winter months

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America Wins the

Revolutionary War!

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Signing of the Constitution

of the United States of America

George

Washington

became the first

President of the

United States

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The Louisiana Purchase•French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte sold the land to the US

•Meriwether Lewis & William Clark led an Expedition west

•Sacajawea and the Shoshone tribe helped the explorers

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The War of 1812 •America vs. England

•Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner”

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The Battle of the Alamo•Texans declare Independence from Mexico

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California Gold Rush•The original “San Francisco 49ers”

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“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

•Author Harriet Beecher Stowe

•The book that started the Civil War

•“Missouri Compromise”

•Slave states & Free states

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Civil War•Abraham Lincoln, President of the US

•Gettysburg Address

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Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

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The Statue of Liberty

•A National Birthday Gift from France

•Ellis Island in New York Harbor – Immigration Gateway

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

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Indians moved to Indian Reservations

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Henry Ford mass-produces the Model T

•Ford Motor Company produces 1,000 autos per day

•Mass production lead to a decrease in cost

•1909 - $850 for a Model T

•1924 - $260 for a Model T

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The US enters World War I•The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand & his wife by a Serbian was the event that started the war in 1914

•The “Defenders” – Servia, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Russia, Japan, Montenegro

•The “Aggressors – Germany, Hungary-Austria, Italy

•Planes first used for

military purposes

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The Great Depression

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The New Deal•Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President of the United States

• He wanted a “new deal” for America

•Federal Government becomes a large employer of Americans

•Government workers built roads, dams, national parks buildings, etc.

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United States enters World War II

•Pearl Harbor, HA Bombed

•US, England & Russia are allies

•Germany, Italy & Japan are the enemy

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Korean War•United Nations formed to help avert war.

•It began with 50 countries - now has 160

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Vietnam War Begins

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Man on the Moon•Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon

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US Troops come home from Vietnam

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Berlin Wall Comes Down

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War on Terror Begins

• Terror Attacks on 9-11-2001

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Historic Election

•America elects its first African American as President of the United States