American History

  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

  • Jamestown Founded

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    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Cotton Gin is Patented

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts Passed

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson Elected President

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    The Trail of Tears

  • The panic of 1837

  • Telegraph invented

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    The Mexican American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

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    The Battle of Fort Sumter

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Formed

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

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    The Surrender at Appomattox

  • Abraham Lincoln Assassinated

  • Andrew Johnson Impeached

  • The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments Ratified

  • The Telephone is Invented

  • The Electric Lightbulb Project is Completed

  • The Homestead Strike

  • The Pullman Strike

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    The Spanish American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt Is Elected President

  • The Airplane Is Invented