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Jan 1, 1565
St. Augustine
The Spanish founded St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest European settlement in the United States -
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SETTLE THE LAND
The French and English settled to the south on rivers and bays along the Atlantic coast from present-day Maine to Georgia. -
Jamestown,Virgina
The English made their first permanent settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. -
Africans To America
Europeans brought Africans to America to work as slave laborers on cotton and tobacco plantations in the South. -
Great Britain Takes Over
Great Britain gained control of all of North America east of the
Mississippi River. -
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American Revolution
When Great Britain gained control of all of North America east of the Mississippi River Britain’s 13 American colonies soon began to resend the policies forced on them by a government
thousands of miles away across the Atlantic. Their protests led to the American Revolution and the founding of the United
States of America. -
constitution
the U.S. Constitution was drawn up -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States nearly doubled in size when the government purchased the vast plains region between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains from France (Louisiana Purchase) -
slaves
importation of slaves was banned -
pioneers
Wagon trains begin moving pioneers to the West. -
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Civil War
Rising political and economic tensions between an agricultural South dependent on slave labor and the more industrialized North led to the Civil War -
railroad
the first transcontinental railroad across the United States was
completed -
golden spike
used to mark the completion of a transcontinental railroad
across the United States. -
frontier
about 17 million people lived
between the Mississippi and the Pacific -
westward expansion
The United States continues its westward expansion, annexing Hawaii. -
manufacturing
Use of an assembly line in Ford auto plants streamlines manufacturing. -
communication
Regular radio programming by station KDKA in Pittsburgh begins
the era of mass communication. -
World War II Ended
the United States was the only major nation that had escaped physical damage and had a healthy economy. -
t.v
first mass television audience watches baseball’s World Series. -
DNA
Mapping human genetic material (DNA) is a breakthrough in biotechnology
