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Mayflower Compact
First written contract of government in America -
Louisiana Purchase
Doubled land area of the US -
Trail of Tears
15 to 17 thousand Cherokee Indians forcefully removed from Georgia, resulting in the death of nearly 4 to 8 thousand Cherokees -
California Gold Rush
Many Americans relocated to California in hopes of finding gold and getting rich quickly.
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Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth assassinates President Loncoln. He was the first American president to ever be assassinated.
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Prohibition begins
Consumption and sale of alcohol banned in America.
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Nineteenth Amendment (Women's Suffrage)
The nineteenth amendment to the Consititution is passed saying women are now legally allowed to vote.
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Black Tuesday (Great Depression Begins)
The day when the stock market crashed and began the Great Depression. The Depression lasts until the mid-1930's, when it finally begins to improve. -
Prohibition Ends
It is no longer illegal to consume or sell alcohol in America. -
Germany invades Poland (WWII)
Germany's invasion of Poland officially begins the second World War. -
Allies defeat Axis (WWII)
The signing of the final treaty of surrender officially ends the war. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
Ended seperation between East and West Germany.
