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a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges
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Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to America
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Juan pence of Spain named Florida
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the first governing document of the Plymouth colonies
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The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War.
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The Siege of Fort William Henry was conducted in August 1757 by French General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm against the British-held Fort William Henry.
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Parliament passed the Stamp Act but issued a Declaratory Act at the same time to reaffirm its authority to pass any colonial legislation it saw fit.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War.
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At this time the declaration of independence was adopted by congress
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The Battle of Kettle Creek was a minor encounter in the back country of Georgia.
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The creation of the court of appeals.
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The British surrendered at Yorktown.
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The bald eagle was made the national emblem of the US.
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The Treaty of Paris was ratified by congress.
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Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester.
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The Northwest Ordinance enacted July 13, 1787, was an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
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Georgia was founded and was the last colony to get founded.
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The Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it.
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Although 12 amendments were originally proposed, the 10 that were ratified became the Bill of Rights.
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Thomas Jefferson became the president.
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Massachusetts divided in two with the admission of Maine as a state.
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Missouri became a state.
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Monroe Doctrine proclaimed
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Gibbons v. Ogden affirms federal over state authority in interstate commerce. Gibbons' business partner is Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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Erie Canal is finally completed
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The first electric motor built.
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It was the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester railway.
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The telegraph was first patented.
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The first wagon train sets out for Missouri.
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The safety pin and gas mask were invented.
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The little ice age ends.
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The first long gauge sniper rifle was invented.
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The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.
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The beginning of the long depression.
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Henry McCarty (who later becomes Billy the Kid) kills a blacksmith named Francis Cahill who becomes his first murder victim.
