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1491-1607
Period of Spanish colonization and the last year of pre-Columbian Native Americans.
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Jamestown
First permanent English settlement established in 1607.
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Navigation Acts
Series of laws passed in the 1660s to regulate colonial trade.
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Bacon’s Rebellion
A rebellion in 1676 led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government of Virginia.
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Great Awakening
A religious revival movement in the 1730s-1740s.
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French and Indian War
Conflict from 1754 to 1763 between France and Britain in North America.
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Declaration of Independence
Document adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the American colonies independent.
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Constitution
Written in 1787, it established the framework of the U.S. government.
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Louisiana Purchase
Acquisition of territory in 1803, doubling the size of the United States.
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Nullification Crisis
A confrontation during the Andrew Jackson presidency with South Carolina's attempt to nullify federal law.
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Seneca Falls Convention
First women's rights convention held in 1848.
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Civil War
Conflict from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern states (Union) and Southern states (Confederacy).
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Reconstruction
Period from 1865 to 1877 focused on rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Law enacted in 1882 that prohibited Chinese immigration.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
1896 Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the 'separate but equal' doctrine.
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Spanish-American War
Conflict in 1898 that resulted in U.S. control over Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
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World War I
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918 involving many countries, including the U.S.
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Great Depression
Severe worldwide economic depression that lasted from 1929 to 1939.
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Cold War
Geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States from 1945 to 1991.
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Vietnam War
Conflict occurring from 1955 to 1975, involving the U.S. fighting to support South Vietnam.
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13th Amendment
Abolished slavery in the United States.
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14th Amendment
Guaranteed citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
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15th Amendment
Granted African American men the right to vote.
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19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote in 1920.
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26th Amendment
Lowered the voting age to 18.