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Oct 24, 1497
Italian born John Cabot claims North America
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Period: Oct 24, 1497 to
U.S.
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Oct 24, 1534
Jacques Cartier explorses Great Lakes
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Captain John Smith founds Jamestown
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Henry Hudson explores nottheastern North America
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treaty of Paris signed after French and Indian War
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Colonists declare their independence
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Louisiana purchase
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War of 1812
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Organ treaty signed
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Civil War begins
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Civil War ends
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Alaska is purchased
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gold is discovered in Yukon's Klondike
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U.S. enters WW1
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great depression begins in U.S.
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Japan atacks Peal Habor, U.S. enters WW2
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U.S. drops an atomic bomb
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Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
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U.S. signs a Free Trade agreement with Canada
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Persian Gulf War
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NAFTA is signed by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
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Occupation of Iraq by U.S.