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10,000 BCE
Native Americans
Native Americans travelled from East-Asia to America -
Jan 1, 1000
Leiv Eriksson
Leiv Eriksson and his crew was the first Europeans to discover North-america. -
Jan 1, 1492
Cristopher Columbus
Even though Cristopher Columbus' intention was to sail from Palos (Spain) to Asia, this didn't succeed. The weather conditions were bad and this led him all his way to America instead of Asia. Because of this, people often say that Colombus discovered America. It was actually Leiv Eiriksson who was the first European to discover America, not Columbus -
Jan 1, 1500
The triangular trade
An atlantic slave trade between Europe, America and Africa where Europeans traded African slaves against European goods like weapons, iron and glass. -
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Civil War
The Civil War was a war fought between the North and South. The North was called the Union, while the South called themselves the Confederate. The main conflicts during the war was about the slavery, and wether or not the U.S. should stand together as one nation or split up.
Most people in the north was against slavery. In the south they wanted to retain slavery since they needed it for their plantations. -
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Jim Crow Laws
Laws which separated people of color from whites in schools, houstings, jobs, and public gathering places. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
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Brown vs. Board of education
Oliver Brown had a daughter who had to walk over a mile to get to her segregated school, although it was a school for white children less than seven blocks away. When Brown tried to put her dauhter into the school for white children only, the principal refused. -
Rosa Parks
A women who refused to give away her seat to a white man on the bus, which got her arrested. -
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr was a Civil Rights activist and minister. He organized a demonstration in 1963 which got him arrested, but it still got worldwide attention. It was in august 1963 he got worldknown and famous with the speech "I have a dream", emphasizing his belief that someday all men could be brothers. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a labor law which ended segregation is public places based on religion, color, sex and national origin. This also banned employment discrimination. -
Barack Obama
Barack Obama was the first black president in the U.S history. He got elected in 2008, and in the election in 2012 he got elected again, ehich means he sat as a president for all the 8 years he could. This was revolutionary. He made made the U.S better, and assured the people no discrimination based on color, sexuality or religion would take place.
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Black people getting shot
There has been many causes the past year where black men and women have been shot by police officers for no reason. This has led to many protests and conflicts. All the police officers charged for murder have all been white. This is an example of discrimination and segregation in modern time.
