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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Beginnings to 1877
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Oct 11, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in America
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First slaves brought to America
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Mayflower lands on Plymouth Rock
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Mayflower Compact
The mayflower Compact was the first Goverment Paper used in the Americas. -
French and Indian War
Native Americans joined the French in there war against the British -
Boston Massacre
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Tea Act
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First Continental Congress
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
These were the first battles of the American Revolution -
The Declaration of Independence
Seperated the American colonies from Britain. America is now a free country -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the Revolutionary War. Convinced France to join the Americans. -
Battle of Yorktown
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Federalist Papers
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Lousiana Purchse
The Lousiana Purchase is the purchase the Americans made from Frace of the territory of Louisiana -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 occured when the British were seizing American ships and sailors, and had put restrictions on trade. -
Missouri Compromise
To keep the balence of power, Missouri was admitted into the union as a slave state. -
Nullification Crisis
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Civil War
The Civil War was a war between the north and south over weather slavery was right or wrong. -
13th Amendment
Made all slaves free -
End of Civil War