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Oct 12, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
Columbus discovered America October 12, of 1492. He thought he found the special route to Asia. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
Jamestown was the first established british settlement. It was settled on May 14, 1607 -
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended in 1763 -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an event that showed that Americans were rebelling against the British. The Happened in December, 16, 1773 -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first American military engagement. April 19, 1775. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independance was declared on July 2nd, but it was passed by congress on July 4th, of 1776. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown began on September 28th, 1781. It ended on October 19th, 1781 -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention began on May 25th, 1787, and ended in September 17th, 1787. -
The invention of the cotton gin
The cotton gin was invented in October 28th, 1793. Later it was pattened by March 14, 1794 -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts was passed on July 14th, 1798 -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase took place on April 30th, 1803. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812, began in June 18th, 1812. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise began March 3rd, 1820 -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
Andrew Jackson’s Election was succesful on March 4th, 1829. -
The Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis that happened. -
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears began in 1838. Native Americans were being kicked out of their homes and moved to other lands far away. -
The invention of the telegraph
The invention of the telegraph was both finished and pattened on Januaary 11th, 1838. -
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War began 1846 april 25th. The war ended 2nd of Febuary 1848 -
The Compromise of 1850
This was an attempt to seek a compromise between the North and the South. (January 29th, 1850). -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The Firing on Fort Sumter lasted from April 12th, 1861, to April 13th, 1861. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
This Proclaimation claimed that all slaves held within the rebellious states shall be freed once the war is won. -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Also known as the reconstruction ammendmants. They were created between 1865-1870. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was killed that day while he was at a theatre with his wife. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President, and the first one to ever be impeached by the people. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust was founded in 1870. (no specific date of when). -
Telephone was created
Alexander Bell invented the telephone -
The Lightbulb was invented
Thomas Edison invented the Lightbulb in 1879 (no specific date). -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
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The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War began April 1898, and continued until August 12th 1898. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president on September 14th, 1901. -
The Airplane was created
The Wright Brothers invented the airplane.
