Intro-American-Culture-1

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Today’s Lecture:    Significant Events in American History

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Significant Events in America’s History

Jamestown Settlement: 1607

Development of Thirteen Colonies

Declaration of Independence: 1776

Formation of the US Constitution: 1783

Lewis and Clark Expedition:  1804-1806

Industrial Revolution: 1845 - 1890

American Civil War

World War One: 1917-1918

The Great Depression: 1929-1940

World War Two:

The Prosperous 1950s

The Civil Rights Movement: 1959-1973

Vietnam War: 1964-1973

Development of Internet: 1980s

End of the Cold War: 1989

World Trade Center Attack and the “War against Terror”: 2002-

Election of Barack Obama:  2009

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