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1498
Discovery of America
Columbus finds America. -
Settlement of Jamestown
Pilgrim's from the Mayflower land and colonize the land into Jamestown. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a dispute against Great Britain and France and Great Britain gained a lot of land. It ended with the Treaty of Paris. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when lots of people in Boston started to riot and dressed up as Indians and started to throw tea away because they were being taxed so much. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle Lexington and Concord was the first battle in the revolutionary war. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a list of all the stupid stuff that King George was doing that the American's wrote to say go away and leave us alone. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The American Revolution bested the British armies and got their freedom. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was a meeting between the colonies to discuss weak parts of the country. -
The invention of the cotton gin
The cotton gin processes cotton. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws that restricted immigration and stuff about other races. -
The Lousiana Purchase
The Lousiana Purchase expanded America by almost double. -
The War of 1812
It happened when the some American's got forced into the British Navy. -
The Missouri Compromise
It basically expanded some slavery for the Southern states. -
The Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson forced Native American's to move from their homes and lots of people died. -
Andrew Jackson's Election
Andrew Jackson was elected as the president of the United States of America. -
The Panic of 1837
A financial crisis in America. -
The Mexican-American War
This was the war fought over parts of Texas between American's and Mexican's. -
The Compromise of 1850
It called or the abolition of slavery -
The invention of the telegraph
The telegraph was invented. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
A 34 hour long bombing on Fort Sumter. After 34 hours Major Anderson agreed to evacuate. -
The Emancipation Prolomation
This abolished slavery. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
This was the formal surrender of Britian. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Abraham Lincoln got assassinated at the Ford's Theatre/ -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the US. The 15th Amendment gave Black Americans the right to vote -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Andrew Jackson get's impeached. -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
Major historical inventions that changed the world. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The Standard Oil Trust is a corporate trust in the petroleum industry it ended in 1911. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
These were some skirmishes fought due to the treatment given to workers. -
The Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt got elected as the president of the United States of America.