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Origins of the American Tradition
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James Town was founded
John Smith founds the James Town colony in Modern-day Virginia. -
Slavery Begins
Slavery begins when 20 Africans are brought to Jamestown for sale as indentured servants. -
Plague of London
The Great Plague of London kills 75,000. -
Treaty Of Paris
The Treaty of Paris cedes Canada to Great Britain. -
1st President
George Washington becomes the first president. -
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New England Renaissance
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 breaks out between the american and the British. -
Slavery is abolished
Slavery Is abolished in the British Empire -
Fugitive Slave Act
Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act. -
Slave Act
Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act. -
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Slavery and the Civil War
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Gadsden Purchase
The U.S. government buys Mexican land, Which later becomes known as the Gadsden Purchase -
2nd Opium War
France and England declare war on China in the second Opium War. -
President Lincoln Assainated
John Wilkes booth assassinates President Abraham Lincoln -
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Expanding Frontiers
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
President Andrew Jackson is Impeached; he avoids expultion from the office by one vote in the U.S. Senate -
Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad is completed in Promontory, Utah -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the fist telephone -
Gasoline-Powered Automobile
German inventor Karl Benz constructs the first gasoline-powered automobile. -
Haymarket Riot
A bomb was during a labor union rally in Chicago, resulting in the Haymarket Riot. -
Immigrants
Ellis Island begins excepting immigrants into the United States. -
Women's Voting Rights
New Zealand was the first Country to grant women voting rights. -
First Controlled Airplane Flight
The Wright Brothers make the first controlled airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. -
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Early Twentieth Centry
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Sedition Act
The Sedition Act was passed and making it illegal to speak against the government. -
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler becomes chair man of the Nazi Party. -
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Depression and World War II
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Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide on April 30th; Germany surrenders on May 7th. -
President Roosevelt dies
President Roosevelt suddenly and Harry Truman assumes the presidents. -
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Postwar Era
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Joseph Stalin Dies
Long- Time soviet leader Joseph Stalin dies. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley becomes the best selling musical artist in the United States. -
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Early Contemporary Era
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Civil Rights Act
The Civil rights act of 1964 outlaws discrimination -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon is elected president. -
Tlatelolco massacre
Hundreds are killed in mexico during the Tlatetlolco Massacre -
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords formally puts an end to U.S involvement in the Vietnam War. -
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter is elected president. -
Invading of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan.
