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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Finds America
The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas -
13 Original Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies, as of 1775, were British colonies on the east coast of North America which had been founded between 1607 and 1732, -
French and indian war
The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, as well as Native American allies. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest, on December 16, 1773. The demonstrators, some disguised as American Indians, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company, in defiance of the Tea Act -
Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War, the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War in the United States, was the armed conflict between Great Britain and America -
Constitution
The Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Supporters of the document waged a hard-won battle to win ratification by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states. -
Lewis and Clark
one year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition leaves St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri as a state in which slavery would be permitted. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bloody Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery Free-Staters and pro-slavery, that took place in the Kansas Territory and the neighboring states -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries, was a period during which predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial