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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus arrives in the Bahamas -
Puritans Arrive
Puritans land on Plymouth Rock -
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Benjamin Franklin Life
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Revolutionary War
the United States fight for freedom fron England -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence is signed -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation are ratified -
US Constitution
US Constitution is ratified -
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George Washington Presidency
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War of 1812
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Boss Tweed life
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Andrew Carnegie Life
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John D. Rockefeller life
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California Gold Rush
the Gold Rush Begins -
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Becomes a State -
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Pony Express
the Pony Express lasted 18 months -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln delivers his emancipation proclamation speech -
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Reconstruction Era
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National Labor Union Founded
First labor union founded -
Knights of Labor founded
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Transcontinental Railroad
the Transcontinental Railroad was completed -
15th Amendment
this amendment allowed black men to vote -
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Gilded Age
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Compromise of 1877
Hayes would be elected president, military rule in the South would end. -
Garfield Assassination
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Haymarket Square
Bombing resulting in the end of the Knights of Labor -
American Federation of Labor founded
American Federation of Labor founded by Samuel Gompers -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Limited the power and ability to form monopolies; made monopolies illegal. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
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Populist Party Formed
Angry farmers form the populist party, wanting free silver -
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Depression of 1893
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Frederick Jackson Turner
FJT writes his essay about the American Frontier -
Labor Day named a federal holiday
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Spanish- American War
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Fillipino Revolt Begins
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World War 1
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19th Amendment
Women are granted the right to vote -
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Prohibition Era
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Stock Market Crash
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the Great Depression
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World War 2
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is bombed by Japan -
Filipino Independence Day
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Korean War
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Vietnam War
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JFK Assassination
