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Foundation of the first permanent English settlement in North America
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1607
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Jamestown
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First significant revolt against British power and taxation
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1773
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Boston Tea Party
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On the 4th of July, a document was signed
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1776
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Declaration of Independence
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War against Great Britain
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1775-1783
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American War of Independence
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This document is the main law document in the US
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1787
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US Constitution
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The latter is composed of another important document
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1791
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Bill of Rights
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Native Americans are forced to leave their territory
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1830
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Indian Removal Act (+ The Trail of Tears)
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War over slave rights
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1861-1865
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American Civil War
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Slavery is abolished by Abraham Lincoln
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1863
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Jim Crow laws begin to exist due to this case
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1896
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Plessy vs Ferguson
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Women can vote
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1920
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19th Amendment
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Biggest economic crisis
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1929
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Wall Street Crash
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Terrible economic period that follows
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1929-1939
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Great Depression
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Roosevelt's program to try to fix this situation
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1933-1939
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New Deal
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Japan attack the US, leading them to join WWII
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1941
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Pearl Harbor attack
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Very violent response to the Japanese, putting an end to WWII
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1945
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Atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Two massive nations fight over the control of the planet, and even the galaxy
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1947-1991
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Cold War
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Biggest actual war and illustration of this conflict
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1955-1975
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Vietnam War
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Martin Luther King delivers a speech
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1963
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I Have a Dream (+ March on Washington)
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No more segregation
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1964-1965
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Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act
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First humans on the moon
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1969
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Apollo 11
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Abortion is legal thanks to that case
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1973
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Roe vs Wade
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Huge scandal that leads to Nixon's destitution
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1972-1974
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Watergate
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Biggest terrorist attack in the history of US
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2001
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World Trade Center attack
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In response, the US decide to spread "freedom and democracy"
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2003-2011
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Invasion of Iraq
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First Black President
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2008
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Election of Barack Obama
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Abortion rights are overturned
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2022
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Roe vs Wade Overturning
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