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Period: Mar 20, 1400 to
Exploration from 1800 - 1900
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Sep 12, 1493
Columbus finds america
columbus goes to find america which thought to be part of asia. -
Piolgrims Journey
the mayflower traveled to america to create a colony to get away from the king of england. -
Boston massacre
mob of patiots throwing snowballs at british soldiers and got killed and injured. -
Boston Tea Party
Taxed tea being thrown off the british ships as a protest -
Decloration of independance
America is finally independant from the ruling king of england. -
Treaty of Paris
to end the Seven Years' War. Also made Britain a even more dominant force outside European borders. -
Bill of Rights
gives every U.s. Residents the rights of america. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the event in which the United States paid the French $15,000,000 for most of the mid-western states, doubling their prior size as a nation. -
Annexation of Texas
This legislative action made Texas a part of the United States. This also sparked the turmoil behind the Mexican-American War. -
Book Published
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin is published -
Comgress Passes Act
Congress passes the Kansas-Nebraska Act, establishing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska -
Abraham-Douglas debate
Abraham Lincoln comes to national attention in a series of seven debates with Sen. Stephen A. -
Captured arsenal
Abolitionist John Brown and 21 followers capture federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va. -
Abraham as President
Abraham Lincoln is elected president -
Civil war starts
Confederates attack Ft. Sumter in Charleston, S.C., marking the start of the war -
Emanipation Porclamation
Lincoln issued this Emancipation Proclamation which stated all slaves were to be freed under union territory -
Abraham Assassinated
Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Washington, DC, -
President Impeachment
President Johnson is impeached by the House of Representatives -
Chicago Fire
Chicago fire kills 300 and leaves 90,000 people homeless -
Invention
the radio is invented
