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Oct 15, 1492
Tabacco start
On October 15, 1492, Christopher Columbus was offered dried tobacco leaves as a gift from the American Indians that he encountered. Soon after, sailors brought tobacco back to Europe, and the plant was being grown all over Europe.
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Origin of Lacrosse
French trader Nicolas Perrot first wrote of the game, stating that there were rules and that the game was played to three goals.
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Starting to Play
Mohawks teach the game to French Canadians in Montreal.
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Treaty of Paris 1763
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies.
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Proclamation of 1763
After Britain won the Seven Years' War and gained land in North America, it issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited American colonists from settling west of Appalachia.
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Cotton Gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.
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The Missouri Compromise
Congress reached a series of agreements that became known as the Missouri Compromise. Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state, preserving the Congressional balance. A line was also drawn through the unincorporated western territories along the 36°30' parallel, dividing north and south as free and slave. -
Indian Removal Act
The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands.
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Trail of Tears
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma.
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First Formal Lacrosse Game
First official game between the Iroquois and the Canadians started a seventeen year winning streak for the Iroquois.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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U.S. Declares War On Germany
After sinking of boat and Zimmerman. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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U.S. Bombs Japan
U.S. bombs 2 cities in Japan, in retaliation to pearl harbor. -
Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill delivers his ‘Sinews of Peace’ speech which contain the famous phrase “..an iron curtain has descended on Europe” -
Truman Doctrine
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First US Win
First World Lacrosse Championship won by Team USA.
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NCAA Championship
First NCAA national Lacrosse Championship won by Cornell
