US History simple timeline: Difference between revisions

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|'''18th Century (1700s)'''
|'''18th Century (1700s)'''
|Late Colonia/ (1700s-1760s)
|'''Late Colonia/ (1700s-1760s)'''
Revolutionary (1760s-1780s  
'''Revolutionary (1760s-1780s  
Early Republic (1790s)
Early Republic (1790s)'''
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* westward expansion of English settlements, into and across Appalachian Mts
* westward expansion of English settlements, into and across Appalachian Mts
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|'''19th Century (1800s)'''
|'''19th Century (1800s)'''
|Antebellum
|'''Antebellum'''
Civil War & Reconstruction
'''Civil War & Reconstruction'''
Industrialization
 
'''Industrialization'''
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* western expansion, esp. Louisiana Purchase, Mexican-American War
* western expansion, esp. Louisiana Purchase, Mexican-American War
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|'''20th Century (1900s)'''
|'''20th Century (1900s)'''
|American Imperialism
|'''American ImperialismWorld Wars & Cold Ear'''
American Century
'''American Century'''
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* U.S. involvement in overseas  Wars
* U.S. involvement in overseas  Wars
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|'''21st Century (2000s)'''
|'''21st Century (2000s)'''
|American Globalism
|'''Sept. 11 & War on TerrorGlobalism'''
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* American cultural and economic dominance
* American cultural and economic dominance
* Wars on Terror
* Wars on Terror / Patriot Act
* Rise of global economy and China  
* Rise of global economy and China  
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