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1492
Columbus Discovers America
He discovered America in 1492 and is said that the specific time of year was October 12. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
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The French and Indian War
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Boston Tea Party
This took place on December 16th. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The specific date on which this battle took place was on April 19, 1775. -
The Declaration of Independence
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The Battle of Yorktown
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The Constitutional Convention
This was said to have happened between the months of May and September. -
The Invention of cotton gin
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The Alien and Sedition acts
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The Louisiana Purchase
The Specific date is said to be April 30th. -
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The War of 1812
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The Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson's Election
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The Trail of Tears
The start date for this is between 1830 and 1831. -
The Invention of the Telegraph
The specific date is not available but is estimated between 1830s -1840s. Many believe the correct date is 1837. -
The Panic of 1837
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The Mexican-American War
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The Compromise of 1850
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
The specific date is April 12th. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The specific date is January 1st. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The entirety of this event happened from 1863 to 1880s. -
The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The specific date is April 9th. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
The exact date is April 14th. -
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The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
This event happened between 1865 and 1870. -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
The specific date is February 24th. -
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The Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane Inventions
The telephone was invented in 1876. Electric light was invented in 1879. The airplane was invented in 1903. -
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
The Homestead strike happened in 1892. The Pullman strike happened in 1894. -
The Spanish-American War
This war went on for many months through out the year of 1898. -
Theodore Roosevelt's Election