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1492
Columbian Exchange
(History Alive!)A widespread transfer of plants, animals, livestock, and germs between the old world (Europe) and the new world (America) during the 15th and 16th centuries that brought potatoes to Ireland, tomatoes to Italy, etc. -
First French Fries
(History.com)In the late 1600s, poor Belgium villagers would eat these fried potatoes living in Meuse Valley with the small fish they caught in the river -
Pilgrim thanksgiving
(History Alive!)The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. This feast lasted three days, and—as accounted by attendee Edward Winslow—it was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims. -
French and Indian War
(Class Notes) The North American conflict between France and Great Britain also known as the 7 years war. it started in 1754 and ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris -
Virginia Stamp Act
(Class Notes) This taxed every piece of paper that the colonists used. They had to pay a tax whether it be legal documents, licenses, newspapers, etc. -
The Cotton Gin
(Class Notes)The invention that made cotton growing much, much easier. This deseeded the cotton plants quickly and adopted more and more slaves to facilitate the process even more. -
Louisiana Purchase
(Class Notes)The Louisiana Purchase is a negotiation of land between France nad America of 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
War of 1812
A major conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom, in which many historians see to be the start of the Napoleonic wars. In the US and Canada however, it is seen as their own right. -
Missouri Compromise
1820 established the latitude 36°30′ as the limit of northern slavery to be legal in the western parts of the US. Maine is admitted as a free state. -
First Fried Chicken
(History.com)Scottish immigrants to the southern United States had a habit of frying chicken, and this dates back to around the mid 1800s. When introduced to America it quickly became a staple and a huge hit. -
Trail of Tears
(History Alive!)As part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee were forced to give up their land east of the Mississippi River and to move to where Oklahoma is found today. This is called the "Trail of Tears" because of the devastation -
Oregon Trail
(Class Notes)The Oregon Trail was a wagon route from east to west where settlers hoped to find new land uninhabited and start a new life -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a residential proclamation and executive order from Abraham Lincoln issued in the new year of 1863 that freed more than 3.5 million slaves living in the southern parts of the United States. -
13th Amendment Passed
This amendment officially abolishes slavery as a fresh start to the Reconstruction Era designed to help African Americans and benefit them legally. -
First Hamburger
Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas claimed to have invented the hamburger. According to oral histories, in the 1880s he opened a lunch counter in Athens and served a 'burger' of fried ground beef patties with mustard and Bermuda onion between two slices of bread, with a pickle on the side. -
The First Pizza
(History.com)The first pizza was made when King Umberto I and Queen Margherita visited Naples in 1889. They grew bored of French cuisine and wanted something different. -
Hershey's Chocolate Creation
Hershey's Chocolate is created by a brilliant man named Milton Hershey, and is produced for all of America to thoroughly enjoy with their friends and family as an (un)healthy treat. -
Lusitania Sinking
The Germans sank the British flagged ship sailed by more than 100 innocent Americans, known as one of the reasons America joined WWI. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe was officially ending the long war, and there were celebrations held on the streets of the US. Though the Japanese would not surrender for a few months, this was an exciting event. -
Chick-Fil-A established
(History.com)Chick-Fil-A opens with people flooding to the doors. -
Cold War Ends
The Berlin War came down, and free non-communist elections and regimes were made possible for everywhere in Europe.
