U.S. History Timeline PDF
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This document provides a timeline of significant events in U.S. history. It covers key moments like Native American settlement, the era of colonization, wars of independence, and social movements such as the Civil Rights Movement. Events span from the early years to the contemporary period.
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U.S. history - Native Americans settle 15,000 years ago - 11th century temporary Viking settlements - 1492 Columbus lands in North America - 1600s colonists from Britain, Spain, France and the Netherlands follow, land gradually taken from Natives - 17th century Atlantic...
U.S. history - Native Americans settle 15,000 years ago - 11th century temporary Viking settlements - 1492 Columbus lands in North America - 1600s colonists from Britain, Spain, France and the Netherlands follow, land gradually taken from Natives - 17th century Atlantic slave trade begins, supports sugar, cotton, tobacco production - 17705 13 British colonies (northeast coast), protest against British taxation - 1773 clash with soldiers, Boston Tea Party and similar revolutionary acts led to\... - 1775-1783 American Wars of Independence (Revolutionary War) - 4 July 1776 Declaration of Independence - 1787 development of Constitution, division of powers; ratification in 1790, first ten amendment: - in 1791 - 1807 Atlantic slave trade ends - 1861-65 Civil War, abolition of slavery - 1896 Jim Crow laws, racial inequality written into law - 19th century immigration from North and Northwestern Europe (1840s: German revolution,\ Irish Famine) - early 20th century immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe - mid 20th century immigration from Latin America - 1950s and 60s Civil Rights Movement, desegregation - 2008 first Black president, 2021 first Black vice-president - late 20th century awareness of minority groups and their rights is growing - early 21st century: movements for equality, Black Lives Matter, Me Too Campaign, Dreamers
