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| Columbus Landing In New World |
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Made 4 voyages in an effort to find a route to East.
Opened up the Western Hemisphere to economic and political development. |
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1754-1763
Extension of Seven Year War.
Battle over colonial territory and resources by the French and English.
Ended France's cultural and political influence in North America.
England gained massive amounts of land but also weakened its rapport with Native Americans.
Strengthened England's hold on the colonies, it also increased tensions in North America.
Led to Revolutionary War. |
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| Royal Proclamation of 1763 |
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King George forbid them to settle past the Appalachian Mountains.
Offended the colonists who wanted to be able to settle and live wherever they wanted. |
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| required the colonists to provide living quarters for British soldiers. |
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| Charles Townshend taxed the colonists on products such as tea, glass, lead, and paper. |
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Colonists threw snowballs at British soldiers.
Crispus Attucks first American to die in Revolutionary War. |
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| Only purchase tea that was sold by the British East India Company and taxed by the British government. |
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| Patriots formed with the support of Paul Revere to retaliate against the many injustices by King George and Britain. |
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December 16, 1773
Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and other men disguised as Native Americans and threw tea overboard in the Boston Harbor.
Tea Act |
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1774
King closed harbor for any business.
Massachusetts Colony lost charter.
King reinforced Quartering Act. |
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| American Revolutionary War |
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1775-1783
13 colonies in order to defend right to self-governance fought the British.
Ended with signing of the Treaty of Paris, which recognized the sovereignty of the United States. |
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| Revolutionary rebels who fought aganist British control during American Revolution. |
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| Colonists who remained steadfast in their allegiance to British rule during American Revolution. |
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| British soldiers who fought to retain control over the colonies. |
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June 17, 1775
First major battle
British won
Death of Dr. Joseph Warren (Patriot) |
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1776
Thomas Paine
Inspired colonists to seek from British rule. |
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Son of slave
Astronomer, inventor of irrigation system, mathematician who wrote almanacs. |
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1861-1865
Conflict between the North and South
Deadliest war American history
Ended slavery Emancipation Proclamation
Restored the union.
Strengthened the role of federal government. |
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1914-1918
Initiated by a conflict between AUstria-Hungrary and Serbia
Became global conflict that involved major world powers.
Allied Powers- Russian Empire, UK, France, Canada, AUstrailia, Italy, Empire of Japan, Portugal, US.
Central Powers- German EMpire, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, and Kingdom of Bulgaria.
Allied Powers won |
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1807-1912
Expanded due to Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark
Removal of Native Americans |
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1939-1945
Global military conflict
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in US involvement.
Allies defeated Axis.
Led to Cold War. |
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1950-1953
Division in Korea
US came to South Korea aid
War ended with the signing of peace treaty |
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1959-1975
Fought between communist North Vietnam and government of South Vietnam.
US supported South until 1973, when Congress passed the Case-Church Amendment in response to the anti-war movement.
North captured South which marked the end of the war and the beginning of a reunified Vietnam under communist rule. |
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1990-1991
Between Iraq and a coalition force made up of 34 nations.
To liberate Kuwait and expel Iraqi forces.
Operation Desert Storm was the name for the US. |
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King of Macadonia 336 BC
Conquered the Persian Empire
Founded Alexandria
Created massive empire and restored order in Ancient Greece. |
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| First astronomer to place the Sun at the center |
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Italian physicist, math, astronomer, and philosopher
Birth of modern science |
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British Enlightenment
Influenced Declaration of Independence, constitutions
People are born free with certain nature rights
Right to life, liberty, and property |
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physicist, math, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian
Defining gravity and the laws of motion |
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Father of American Revolution
Protested against British rule and taxation
Boston Tea Party |
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Patriotic founding father
Governor of Virginia
Give me liberty of give me death |
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US founding father
Signed Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Paris, Constitution |
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| Commander in Chief American Revolution |
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Founding Father
Principal author Declaration of Independence
Played role in Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark |
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Explored shors of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador
Gave England claim to North America
Paved way for the settlement of the English colonies |
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| First to travel to India around Africa's Cape of Good Hope |
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| Led expedition across Panama and found Pacific Ocean |
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US founding father
Signed Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Paris, Constitution |
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| Commander in Chief American Revolution |
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Founding Father
Principal author Declaration of Independence
Played role in Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark |
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Explored shors of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador
Gave England claim to North America
Paved way for the settlement of the English colonies |
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| First to travel to India around Africa's Cape of Good Hope |
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| Led expedition across Panama and found Pacific Ocean |
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| Explored Florida looking for Fountain of Youth |
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| Prince Henry the Navigator |
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| Pioneered sponsored exploration and cartography |
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| Circumnavigated the globe with five ships and 270 men |
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| Conquered Aztecs in Mexico |
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| Conquered Incas of Peru, which added lands to the Spanish Empire |
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| Traveled St. Lawrence River |
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| Explored American Southeast; discovered Mississippi River |
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| Franciso Vazquez de Coronado |
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| Explored American Southwest; opened up the Southwest to Spanish colonization |
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| First Englishman to sail around the world; defeated the Spanish Armada; claimed California for England |
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Explored eastern coast of North America and the coast of St.Lawrence River to Lake Huron
Reached Lake Champlain |
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| Explored Hudson Bay, Hudson River, and Hudson Strait |
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Cradle Of Civilization
Origin of organized societies
First civilization to gather and live together in large communities/cities.
Created a system of government and learned to write. |
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Influenced language, arts, sciences, education, philosophy, and politics.
Origin of Olympic.
Influenced ancient Romans. |
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| Influenced ploitics and forms of government, literature, arts, architecture, warfare, society, engineering, and technology. |
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Oldest civilization.
Formed dynasties
Shng Dynasty- beginning
Influenced government, politics, culture warfare, art, forms of writing, religion, and architecture. |
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