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A BRIEF HISTORY OF (GUNS IN ) THE US adapted from Bowling for Columbine, by M. Moore. European pilgrims move to the New World Native American 'genocide' / Thanksgiving 16 th – 17th century Witchhunt they burnt witches 1775 End of War of Independence (from the British) 1791 US Constitution + Bill of Rights 2 nd Amendment right to carry a gun 17 th - 18 th century Slavery Triangular Slave Trade 1836 Samuel Colt invented the handgun 1861-1865 US Civil War The Northern States (Yankees) fought against the Southern states ( slave owners) 1871 The KKK was illegal The NRA was founded. 1 st gun laws Black people were not allowed to carry a gun. 1955 Rosa Parks broke the law. The Civil Rights Movement started. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X fought for Black people to be allowed to vote. 1865 Abolition of Slavery The 13 th Amendment abolished slavery. The Ku Klux Klan was founded Jim Crow Laws Segregation 2008 The first African- American president is elected. Gun control laws proposals.

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Page 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF (GUNS IN ) THE US adapted from Bowling for Columbine… · 2013-01-30 · A BRIEF HISTORY OF (GUNS IN ) THE US adapted from Bowling for Columbine, by M. Moore

A BRIEF HISTORY OF (GUNS IN ) THE US adapted from Bowling for Columbine, by M. Moore.

European pilgrims move to the New World

Native American 'genocide' / Thanksgiving

16th – 17th centuryWitchhuntthey burnt witches

1775 End of War of Independence (from the British) 1791 US Constitution + Bill of Rights 2nd Amendment right to carry a gun

17th - 18th centurySlavery Triangular Slave Trade

1836 Samuel Colt invented the handgun

1861-1865US Civil WarThe Northern States (Yankees) fought against the Southern states ( slave owners)

1871 The KKK was illegalThe NRA was founded. 1st gun lawsBlack people were not allowed to carry a gun.

1955 Rosa Parks broke the law.The Civil Rights Movement started. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X fought for Black people to be allowed to vote.

1865Abolition of Slavery The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The Ku Klux Klan was founded

Jim Crow LawsSegregation

2008The first African-American president is elected. Gun control laws proposals.