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French and Indian war.
War between French and British, fought in America, led to treaty of paris -
Formation of Army
The United States Army is established. -
The United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is established -
Declaration of Independence
Made to declare independence from Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation -
The Treaty of Paris 1783
Formed after French and British war. British finally saw US as independent nation. -
Constitution
The delegates at the Philadelphia convention approve the Constitution -
George Washington becomes president
George Washington inaugurated as President of the United States -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is ratified by 3/4ths of the states -
Louisiana Purchase
acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France -
Slave trade ended
Slave trade is put to an end. -
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War with England (1812)
Conflict between United States and United Kingdom, -
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Telegraph Invented
Roughly from 1830-1840. Helped long distance communication. -
Trail of Tears
Native Americans were forced to relocate due to European settlement, Path that they took. -
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Texas Revolution
the rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos in and resisting to the centralist government of Mexico -
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Battle of the Alamo
During the Texas revolution. People in Texas were trying fighting for independence from Mexicans. Mexicans won war. -
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Gold Rush
Miners discovered more that 750,000 pounds of gold during the gold rush. -
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The Civil War
War fought between Northern States and Southern states due to increased sectionalism and disputes over slavery . -
Emancipation Proclamation
Stated that all the slaves in the rebellious states were free during the Civil War. -
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Reconstruction
Reconstructing America after slavery ended -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
President Lincoln was assassinated -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Protecting the civil rights of African Americans during the reconstruction era. -
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Spanish American War
Caused by conflict between Spain and the United States -
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World War I (WWI)
War happened because of many factors. A factor was imperialism -
The Panama Canal opens for business.
shorter route for US military to travel around country -
The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.
Blamed Germany for WWI -
Nineteenth Amendment
Civil Rights for Women. -
First radio broadcast in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Called the KDKA, and was was the first radio podcast to be aired -
Black Tuesday
New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed -
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World War II
War fought between axis and allies, over disputes, and because of the holocaust -
Pearl Harbor
Military Strike when the Japanese attacked a US base -
D-Day
When 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches on the coast of the France Normandy region. -
1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. which immediately killed 80,000 people during ww2 -
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Baby Boom
Increase in birth rate after ww2 -
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The Cold War
The Cold War began between the United States and the Soviet Union -
Human rights
Rights that Humans were expected to have. -
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Korean War
War between North and South Korea after north invaded south -
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Brown v. Board of Education
"Seperate but equal" is infact unequal and unconstitutional. -
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Vietnam War
Because of conflict in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Left both American soldiers and Vietnamese people with psychological trauma and ptsd. -
Sputnik Satellite
First artificial Earth satellite.launched by the Soviet Union. -
NASA formed
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (United States) -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
Federal law that granted civil rights and made penalties for people who made restrictions on the right to vote -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
JFK was assassinated -
Apollo 11
spaceflight that first landed humans on the moon
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Watergate
showed the public that Nixon couldn't be trusted, and public opinion began to view him differently -
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Gulf War
armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition of 39 nations -
Fall Of the Berlin Wall
symbol of the Iron Curtain which separated the democratic western countries and the communist countries in eastern Europe during the Cold War. -
9/11 September 11
terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States
