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American History Timeline
Built-in Glossary
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40,000 B.C– 11,000 B.CFirst people (called Paleo-Indians) cross from Siberia to Alaska and
begin to move into North America.
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8000 B.C—1000 B.CNorth American Indians begin using stone to grind food and to hunt bison and smaller animals.
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700– 1492 A.DMany different Indian cultures develop throughout North America.
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1492Christopher Columbus sails across the
Atlantic ocean and found land on October 12th which he thought was Asia not
America.
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1619The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown (Slavery is made legal in
1650)
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1620Pilgrims from England arrive at
Plymouth Massachusetts, on the Mayflower.
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1776The Declaration of Independence is approved and America was independent from Great Britain.
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1789The new Constitution is approved by the states. George Washington is chosen as
the first President.
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1863President Lincoln issues the
Emancipation Proclamation, freeing most slaves.
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1865The Civil War ends as the South surrenders.
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1954The U.S Supreme Court forbids racial segregation in public schools.
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1964Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, which outlaws discrimination in voting and jobs.
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1968Martin Luther King Jr is
assassinated in Memphis.
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2008Barack Obama is elected the first black President of the United States.