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Period: 1898 BCE to 1898 BCE
1898
Spain ceded Puerto Rico and Cuba to US -
Period: 1898 BCE to 1898 BCE
1898
Spain sells Philippines to U.S. for $20 million -
Period: 1896 BCE to 1896 BCE
1896
Gold discovered in Yukon Territory -
Period: 1867 BCE to 1867 BCE
1867
Dominion of Canada created. -
Period: 1867 BCE to 1867 BCE
1867
U.S. bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 mil. -
Period: 1865 BCE to 1865 BCE
1865
13th amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. -
Period: 1865 BCE to 1865 BCE
1865
Civil War ends; President Lincoln assassinated -
Period: 1862 BCE to 1862 BCE
1862
Canadian smallpox killed 200,000 Indians -
Period: 1861 BCE to 1861 BCE
1861
U.S. Civil War began. -
Period: 1852 BCE to 1852 BCE
1852
Fire destroyed 11,000 homes in Montreal -
Period: 1849 BCE to 1849 BCE
1849
California Gold Rush began. -
Period: 1846 BCE to 1848 BCE
1846 -1848
U.S. - Mexican War. -
Period: 1845 BCE to 1845 BCE
1845
United States annexed Republic of Texas. -
Period: 1836 BCE to 1836 BCE
1836
Americans defeated at Battle of the Alamo. -
Period: 1823 BCE to 1823 BCE
1823
Guatemala declared independence. -
Period: 1819 BCE to 1819 BCE
1819
Florida ceded by Spain to the United States. -
Period: 1814 BCE to 1814 BCE
1814
Washington captured and burned by British -
Period: 1814 BCE to 1814 BCE
1814
Mexico declared indépendance from Spain