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'''Timeline of major events and periods'''
Cold War period'''Timeline of major events and periods'''




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=== Major periods timeline ===
=== Major periods timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Dates
!Dates
!Period
!Period
|-
|-
|1609-1763
|1609-1763
|Early colonial period
|Early Colonial
|-
|-
|1763-1775
|1763-1775
|colonial revolutionary period
|American Revolution
|-
|-
|1775-1783
|1775-1783
|Revolutionary War period
|Revolutionary War
Independence
|-
|-
|1783-1789
|1783-1789
|Articles of Confederation period
|Articles of Confederation


|-
|-
|1789-1820
|1789-1820
|Early Republic period
|Early Republic
|-
|-
|1820s-1861
|1820s-1861
|mid-century "Antebellum" period
|"Antebellum" ("before the war")
("before the war")
|-
|-
|1861-1877
|1861-1877
|Civil War & Reconstruction period
|Civil War & Reconstruction
|-
|-
|1877-1917
|1877-1917
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Immigration, Imperialism  
Immigration, Imperialism  


& Progressive periods
& Progressive Era
|-
|-
|1917-1945
|1917-1945
|WWI, Great Depression & WWII periods
|WWI, 1920s, Great Depression & WWII
|-
|-
|1945-1991
|1945-1991
|"American Century" & Cold War period
|Cold War period & "American Century"
|-
|-
|1991-today
|1991-today
|Modern globalism period
|Modern Globalism
|}
|}


=== Major periods timeline w/ notes & details ===
=== Major periods timeline w/ notes & details ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Dates
!Dates
!Period
!Period
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|-
|-
|1609-1763
|1609-1763
|Early Colonial  
|Early Colonial
|
|
* earliest colonization =
* earliest colonization =
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|}
|}


== Revolution Period: major wars & events timeline w/ details ==
== Revolution Period ==
 
=== American Revolution Period general timeline ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
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!
!
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|1754-1763
|French-Indian War
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|1763-83
|American Revolution
|-
|1774-1789
|Continental Congress & the Articles of Confederation
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|1775-83
|American Revolutionary War
|-
|1776
|Declaration of Independence
|-
|1781
|English surrender to American forces under Washington
|-
|1783
|Treaty of Paris officially ends American Revolutionary War
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|1787-1789
|Constitutional Convention and adoption of the US Constitution
|-
|1791
|Adoption of the US Constitution
|-
|
|
|}
 
=== American Revolution Period timeline w/ details ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!
!
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|1754-1763
|1754-1763
|French-Indian War
|French-Indian War
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* Britain (England) defeated France and seized all of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi
* Britain (England) defeated France and seized all of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi
*  
*  
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|1763-83
|1763-83
|American Revolution
|American Revolution
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** imposed rules and restrictions on trade
** imposed rules and restrictions on trade
** prohibited the colonists from settling in the new lands west of the Appalachian Mts ("Indian Territory)
** prohibited the colonists from settling in the new lands west of the Appalachian Mts ("Indian Territory)
* the colonists begin to protest  
* the colonists begin to protest
* key events of the American Revolution
* key events of the American Revolution
** 1765: Stamp Act, tax and regulations imposed by Britain
** 1765: Stamp Act, tax and regulations imposed by Britain
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|-
|-
|1774-1789
|1774-1789
|Continental Congress & the Articles of Confederation  
|Continental Congress & the Articles of Confederation
|BIG IDEAS:
|BIG IDEAS:


* a "congress" is a meeting of representatives from different places  
* a "congress" is a meeting of representatives from different places
* the "Continental Congress" is the organization of the 13 Colonies that joined together for common cause to oppose British rule
* the "Continental Congress" is the organization of the 13 Colonies that joined together for common cause to oppose British rule
* the Continental Congress started after the British passed the "Intolerable Acts" and blockaded Boston harbor in response to the Boston Tea Party
* the Continental Congress started after the British passed the "Intolerable Acts" and blockaded Boston harbor in response to the Boston Tea Party
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** the Articles did not create a strong national government
** the Articles did not create a strong national government
** they proved incapable of resolving many difficulties and disagreements
** they proved incapable of resolving many difficulties and disagreements
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|1775-83
|1775-83
|American Revolutionary War
|American Revolutionary War
| BIG IDEAS:
| BIG IDEAS:


* in 1775 fighting started between colonial "militia" (private soldiers) and British soldiers in Massachusetts  
* in 1775 fighting started between colonial "militia" (private soldiers) and British soldiers in Massachusetts
** the f
*  
* on July 4, 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies signed the "Declaration of Independence" which "declared" (stated as fact) that the colonies were now independent from Britain


*  
*  
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
|1776
|Declaration of Independence
|on July 4, 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies signed the "Declaration of Independence" which "declared" (stated as fact) that the colonies were now independent from Britain
|-
|1781-1783
|End of Revolutionary War
|BIG IDEAS
 
* in 1781 British forces surrender to the Americans under Washington at Yorktown, Virginia
* in 1783 the Treaty of Paris officially ends the American Revolutionary War
** in the Treaty, Britian yielded all lands between the 13 colonies and the Mississippi River
** which greatly expands the size of the new nation
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|1787-1789
|1787-1789
|Constitutional Convention and adoption of the US Constitution
|Constitutional Convention and adoption of the US Constitution
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* as the new country developed from 1783-1789, many problems arose, such as
* as the new country developed from 1783-1789, many problems arose, such as
** lack of common (or uniform), national currency (money)
** lack of common (or uniform), national currency (money)
** lack of common laws  
** lack of common laws
** lack of ability for the national government to pay its debts due to inability to tax
** lack of ability for the national government to pay its debts due to inability to tax
** lack of general organization and standardization (rules) for relations between the states
** lack of general organization and standardization (rules) for relations between the states
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** the assembly at Annapolis didn't achieve much, but decided upon calling for another convention the next year at Philadelphia
** the assembly at Annapolis didn't achieve much, but decided upon calling for another convention the next year at Philadelphia
** the 1787 Constitutional Convention met at Philadelphia and proposed a new form of government among the states
** the 1787 Constitutional Convention met at Philadelphia and proposed a new form of government among the states
*** called the US Constitution  
*** called the US Constitution
*** it was proposed to the states, which debated it and voted for or against
*** it was proposed to the states, which debated it and voted for or against
*** by 1788, enough states had agreed upon adopting the new Constitution, so the government was set to open in 1791
*** by 1788, enough states had agreed upon adopting the new Constitution, so the government was set to open in 1791
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