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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovery of America
Columbus discovered America in 1492 when he tried to sail to India from Spain from the west. Instead of landing in India he landed in the now Caribbean Islands. -
Jamestown settlement
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French and Indian war
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Boston tea party
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The declaration of independence
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Battle of Yorktown
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The Constitutional Convention
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
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The invention of the cotton gin
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The Louisiana Purchase
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The War of 1812
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The Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
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The invention of the telegraph
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The Trail of Tears
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The Panic of 1837
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The Mexican-American War
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The Compromise of 1850
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
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Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
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The Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president