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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' 1st voyage 1492
Columbus sails to America. -
The year Jamestown was settled
the first permanent British settlement in north america -
End of the French and Indian war 1763
ended with the signing of the treaty of paris -
Boston Massacre
Street fight between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
They were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
The Declaration of Independence
It was for declaring independence from British rule -
President Washington's inauguration
When President Washington took the oath as the first president of The United States -
The battle of Yorktown
French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown, Virginia, forcing them to surrender -
The signing of the constitution
A paper to establish the basic rights of American citizens -
the invention of the cotton gin
A machine that speeds up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber -
Buying of the Louisiana Purchase
When President Washington bought 828,000 square miles of land from France -
Lewis and Clark expedition begins
Their mission was to explore the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region. One of their goals was to find a waterway from the US to the Pacific Ocean. from https://www.historynet.com/lewis-and-clark-expedition -
The Battle of Fort McHenry
The British army attacked Fort McHenry but they defended it -
The Battle of the Alamo
A siege in San Antonio where 180 American rebels fought against 4000 mexican forces for Texan independence -
The 13th amendment
The amendment abolished slavery -
President Lincoln's assassination
He was shot in the head while attending a play