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This timeline includes events that have happened in the United States since the establishment of Jamestown, Virginia, to events that are happening in the present day.  The timeline has been separated into different time periods to reflect changing attitudes in America.

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Colonial Era and Revolutionary War (1607-1783)
Exploration and Expansion (1783-1860)
Civil War (1861-1865)
Reconstruction and Industrialization (1865-1889)
Progressive Era (1890-1913)
World War I (1914-1928)
Great Depresssion (1929-1939)
World War II (1941-1945)
Brown v. Board of Education (1949-1955)
Civil Rights Movement (1955-1972)
Modern Times (1972-present)

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