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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus finds the Americas.
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Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
US History (Semester 1)
Everything from Columbus's Discovery to World War 1 -
Jamestown Settlement Founded
The Settlement of Jamestown in Virginia was founded On May 4, 1607. This is thirteen years before the landing of the pilgrims. -
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French and Indian War
This is America's part of the Seven Years war. -
The Boston Tea Party
Enraged American decide to dump the tea in British ships into the Boston harbor because of unfair taxes. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Minutemen and Redcoats clash on the Green. The shot heard 'round the world happens here. -
Declaration of indepedence
The date of the signing is July fourth, but it was voted on by the continental congress two days earlier. -
Surrender At Yorktown
The British Surrender to the Americans on this day. The Revolutionary war is over. -
Signing of the Constitution
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Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
March 14, 1794 was the date Eli got the patent for his invention. -
Alien and Sedition acts
These give the government the right to deport any alien and to define treasonable activities. The first of these was signed on the 18 of June 1798 -
Louisana Purchase
The Treaty was signed on this day (30th of April, 1803) -
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War of 1812
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The Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson's Election
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Trail Of Tears
This was a series of forced Indian removals that took place across the nation. -
The Panic of 1837
This event is much like the Great Depression. But smaller. Many people blamed Andrew Jackson for this. -
Invention of the Telegraph
This was the date of the first telegraph in the United States. It read "What hath God wrought!" -
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The Mexican-American War
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Compromise of 1850
This date here is the date of the passing of the first two parts of the law. These created the territories of Utah and New Mexico. It also enacted several laws about slavery. -
Firing on Fort Sumter
This is what starts it all. All those boiling over tempers about slavery finally explode. Quite Literally. The Civil War has begun. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln frees the slaves. -
The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Lee surrenders. The Civil War is over. -
The Assasination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater. -
Civil War Amendments
The First of three civil war Amendments gets added to the Constitution. The others are added on the following dates: July 20 1868, and February 3, 1850. These amendments protect the freed slaves. -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
On the date Listed, Congress voted on Andrew Johnson's Impeachment. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
In this year the company Standard Oil was founded. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
The Homestead strike was started because of cut wages and the breaking up of a union at a steel factory. The Pullman Strike (May 11,1894) was a nation wide strike started by railroad workers. -
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The Spanish-American War
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The Election of Theodore Roosevelt
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The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
The Date included is the date of the first flight. The other dates for the other inventions are as follows: The first successful test of an electric light bulb, October 22, 1879. First phone call (You know, "Watson, come here! I want to see you!") March 10, 1876.
