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Clams, snails etc begin to form.
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Lands plants appear in fossil record.
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Appalacian mountains began to form.
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Dinosauars appear in fossil record.
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Asian hunters enter the american land bridge.
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Holocene Epoch begins.
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Mississippian cultures begin in the eastern woodlands
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Columbus "discovers" America.
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Columbus reaches America.
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Sails up the coast of newfoundland.
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John found the new found land.
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Conquers Aztec Empire for Spain.
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France challenges Spanish controp of Florida.
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Raids Spanish Ships
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Leads expidition to Newfound land.
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Takes up Gilberts Charter
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Settlers begin to arrive in North Carolina.
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King Charles ll gives Carolina to the Lords Proprietors.
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The Lords Proprietors receive new charter extending their territory.
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New Bern established.
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The Tuscaroa War was fought.
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Carolina offically splits into North Carolina and South Carolina.
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North Carolina becomes a crown colony except for the Earl of Granvilles portion.
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The first settlers arrive in Georgia establish settlement at Savannah.
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Gabriel Johnston becomes royal governor.
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Governor Gaberial Johnston moves capital to Cape Fear.
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Smallpox nearly kills half of the Cherokee.
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Tobacco industry thrives and planters prosper.
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The Edenton tea party takes place.
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Mecklenburg resolves as adopted.
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Declaration of independence was signed
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The articles of confederation are approved
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Bill of rights are passed
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Louisaina purchase is made.
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Lode mining of gold intensifies gold rush.
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States liberty fund is established.
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The state of liberty fund is established
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Andrew Jackson is elected president.
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David L. Swain becomes governor.
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David L. Swain becomes governor
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North Carolinas first railroad company is chartered.
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The whig party is formed.
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Whig party is formed
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James K. Polk becomes president.
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United States declares war against Mexico.
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The compromise of 1850.
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The first successful oil well is drilled.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
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Union gains control of port of New Orleans. Battle of Antietam is fought. Confederates win the battle of Fredericksburg.
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The Homestead act is passed.
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Emancipation Proclamation takes effect. Confederates win battle of Chancecellorsville. Lee retreats after battle of Gettysburg. The union takes Vicksburg.
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Lincoln announces his proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.
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Grant is put in charge of all Union armies.Shermen takes Atlanta and begins his March to the sea.
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Congress passes 14th amendment. The Ku Klux Klan is formed.
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Congress returms former confederate states to military rule.
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Rockefeller organizes standard oil company.
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Congress passes the Interstate Commerce Act.
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Peoples party (Populists) is formed.
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Prohibition is enacted.
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North Carolina joins the confederacy union captures Fort Hatteras.
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The U.S Congress passes law limiting immigration
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The Highway Act is passed, under Governor Cameron Morrison
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The Native Americans finally gain the right to vote
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Congress passes major tariff on foreign goods
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The Congress passes the Social Security Act.
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FDK is reelected for president.
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Allies invade Italy; Allies defeat Japanese at Guadalcanal.
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The State institutes a nine month school year.
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By the end of the war, more soldiers have been trained in North Carolina than any other states.
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Martin Luther King Jr. lead rallys against segregation in Washington, D.C.
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Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His death sparked riots across country.
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NASA lands first astronaut on the moon.
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Executive Organization Act is passed.
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The Environment Protection Agency
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George Bush was elected president.
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The terrorists attack the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001
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Sam Hussein is executed for his crimes against humanity.
