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U.S. History Milestones
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Major events in United States history with their dates and significance.
What's in this deck
Declaration of Independence signed
1776
U.S. Constitution ratified
1788 (government began in 1789)
American Civil War
1861–1865
Emancipation Proclamation
1863
13th Amendment (abolished slavery)
1865
19th Amendment (women’s suffrage)
1920
Great Depression begins (stock market crash)
1929
U.S. enters World War II (Pearl Harbor)
1941
"I Have a Dream" speech (MLK Jr.)
1963
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
First U.S. President
George Washington
The Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
Number of original colonies
13