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1492
Christopher Columbus
Credited with "discovering America". -
1519
Hernando Cortez
Conquered the Aztec Empire. -
1534
Francisco Pizzaro
Conquered the Inca Empire. -
1539
Hernan de Sato
Assisted Pizzaro with the conquest of Inca. -
Period: 1565 to
Spain
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England
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Dutch Republic
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France
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King Phillips War
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Revolutionary War
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Declaration on Independence
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Pickney's Treaty
Spain was afraid of the alliance between Great Britain and the US -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates met to revise the Articles of Confederation but decided to create a new constitution. -
Judiciary Act
Federal law remained the "supreme law of the land" -
Cotton Gin
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Jay's Treaty
British began stopping seamen and forced them to serve in the British army. -
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Amendments 11-27 added to the Constution
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Interchangeable parts
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Election of 1800
Battle between the federalists and the democratic republicans -
Steam Boats
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Embargo Act
British continued capturing sailors because of Jays treaty. -
Erie Canal
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Steel Plow
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The National Railroad
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Telegraph
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Gold Rush
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Gold Rush
Settlers move west to try to farm gold. -
Lincoln's Assassination