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American History. The American History Timeline provides a chronological account of significant events that have shaped the United States. It begins with the arrival of Native Americans and explores key moments such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights Movement.
American History for Kids and Teachers - FREE American History Lesson Plans & Games for Kids. Our Lesson Plans & Resources for Teachers: American Revolution Unit. Civil War Letters - Primary Documents. Supreme Court Landmark Cases - Plessy v. Ferguson (lesson plan) Progressive Party - La Follette Platform (lesson plan)
1400s - The United States is inhabited by various historic tribes across the land such as the Apache, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Navajo, and Sioux. 1492 - Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas. 1513 - Juan Ponce de Leon visits Florida. The Mayflower. 1540 - Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto explores the Southeast.
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Through speeches such as the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln encouraged Northerners to keep fighting. In this famous dedication of the battlefield cemetery, he urged citizens to ensure "that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Then it must be Independence Day! Also called the Fourth of July, Independence Day marks the historic date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress. The written declaration stated that the American colonies were tired of being ruled by Great Britain. They wanted to become their own country.
