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England had established its first colony in North America, starting the very beginning of our history. Without this event who knows what would have become of America

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Declaration of Independence, in U.S. history, document that was approved by the continental congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.

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Colonists started to reject their place in the British Empire, wanting to branch off and create their own resistance.  Soon, war begun in 1775. The revolution saw the hope they were striving for in 1781 and soon America saw its birth.

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After the Revolutionary War, the United States finally saw light. There was peace and our nation started to grow, bit by bit. Do I even need to explain how this had impacted Americans today?

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Constitution of the United States of America (1787)

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Constitution of the United States of America (1787)

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The Constitution of the United States of America was established in 1987 and provided basic rights to the citizens of the U.S.A. This was the beginning of our rights today, such as our rights to vote, etc. America finally started to show off its freedom at this point and begun the climb to get to where we are today.

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On January 8th, the American and British sides of the War of 1812 met together and started what is known as the bloodiest, biggest conflict and most decisive engagements. They battled it out until victory came along for us. I can't even tell you where America would be without this event taking place.

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National Expansion and Reform, 1815 - 1880

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National Expansion and Reform, 1815 - 1880

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George Washington's generation founded a small republic which became the world's largest democracy with time. During this time period, the Gold Rush period influenced many pioneers to take the Oregon trail which caused many casualties along the way. This event is well known in U.S. history as the bloodiest trail.

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The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.

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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. This was Robert E. Lee's plan to invade the North and force an immediate end to the war failed.

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The Reconstruction Era was the period after the American Civil War, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans.

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Juneteenth is a annual holiday celebrating the last of the slaves being freed. This was a mark in history forever for the final moments of these slaves being property.

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Assassination of president Abraham Lincoln (April 16th 1865)

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Assassination of president Abraham Lincoln (April 16th 1865)

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Abraham Lincoln was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, the country's greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.

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The Jim Crow laws begun to be applied and caused massive racial segregation in the south. The Plessy v Ferguson case gave 'constitutional sanction' to laws which would separate public facilities 'equally' for African Americans and whites and would endure until the 1950s.

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The Progressive Era (1896–1916) was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States of America. Progressives were interested in establishing a more transparent and accountable government which would work to improve U.S. society. These reformers favored such policies as civil service reform, food safety laws, and increased political rights for women and U.S. workers.

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The stock market crash of 1929 was not the sole cause of the Great Depression, but it did act to accelerate the global economic collapse of which it was also a symptom. By 1933, nearly half of America's banks had failed, and unemployment was approaching 15 million people, or 30 percent of the workforce.

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The Great depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.

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Hitler's invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, marking the beginning of World war II. Over the next six years, the conflict would take more lives and destroy more land and property around the globe than any previous war.

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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)

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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)

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Having again stayed out of the initial stages of another worldwide conflict, the U.S. entered World War II on the side of the Allies following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 1941). In August 1945, with the war in Europe over and U.S. forces advancing on Japan, U.S. Pres. Harry S. Truman ushered in the nuclear era by choosing to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in the hope that the terrible destruction unleashed would prevent an even greater loss of life that seemed likely with a protracted island-by-island invasion of Japan.

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emmett till is murdered ( august. 28. 1955)

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emmett till is murdered ( august. 28. 1955)

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emmett till was nothing but a teenager when he was brutally beaten and murdered by white men that snatched him from his home. he was beaten beyond recognition but his mother held a open casket funeral for the word the see the price of being black in america and what had happened. this was a turning point and a wake up call to America that racism knows no age or limits.

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birth control pill approved ( may. 9. 1960 ) 

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birth control pill approved ( may. 9. 1960 ) 

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birth control is a way to prevent pregnancy without the form of abortion, essentially it’s stop the sperm from joining with the egg therefore it stops pregnancy. from ancient times, women have used methods of varying degrees of reliability to prevent getting pregnant. but the pill, which was much more effective

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A surge of many things begun after the war, such as a new decade of arts & entertainment as well as the election of John F. Kennedy. This time period was a time of peace and protesting for our rights. America now as we know it was impacted greatly by the civil rights movements.

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Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968

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Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968

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The 'post-war United States' era ended abruptly after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. He was the most prominent leader of the American civil rights movement, and soon after his death sprung riots and violent acts. This timestamp was a horrible day for American history and brought forth hopelessness.

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Two planes were hijacked by terrorists and flew into the twin towers of New York City killing almost everybody inside. This forever changed airport security protocols and the stereotypes against middle eastern people.

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on january 6, 2021 the capital was stormed by enraged trump supporters because of the alleged election fraud. Offices of government officials were vandalized and the building had to go on lockdown. It was the first time in American History the confederate flag flew in the capital.

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Covid-19 (the Corona virus) is an on-going virus that can be spread through spit or the output of your nose. Masks are required in public areas to keep one another safe and the cases only spike further due to ignorance of the rules. This will undoubtedly impact the stock market for many generations onward and change a lot of things.