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TIMELINE CARDS
A new federal government divided
into three equal branches was
created with the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States.
Scientists think the first people of
the Americas crossed a land
bridge from Asia.
Britain’s rulers imposed new taxes on
the American colonists and tried to
control the colonies with their laws.
Spain’s Hernan Cortes conquered
the Aztecs in present-day Mexico,
and Spanish rule spread
throughout North America.
While looking for a new route to Asia,
Christopher Columbus found the
North American continent.
The Louisiana Purchase doubled
the size of the United States; the
expeditions of Lewis and Clark
helped to build knowledge of the
West.
Early civilizations of the Americas
included the Mound Builders and the
Ancient Pueblo.
Thousands of enslaved Africans
were brought to the colonies and
forced to work on tobacco
plantations.
The American Revolution began with
George Washington leading the
American Rebels.
The Spanish settle in St.
Augustine, Florida, the oldest U.S.
city.
The American colonies proclaimed
their freedom in the Declaration of
Independence written by Thomas
Jefferson.
The Pilgrims and the Puritans
brought large numbers of English
people to North America.
English settlers established
Jamestown, Virginia.
Great Britain defeated France in
the French & Indian War, taking
over the French colony, New
France, east of the Mississippi
River.