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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' 1st voyage
August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water rout to Asia. -
The year Jamestown was settled
The first permanent British settlement in North America -
End for the French and Indian war
Seven Years War -
Boston Massacre
Street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770 -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
kicked off the American Revolutionary War -
The Declaration of Independence
independence for America -
The battle of Yorktown
Ended the war for Independence -
The signing of the constitution
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President Washington's inauguration
Became first president of the United States -
The invention of the cotton gin
Pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed -
Buying of the Louisiana Purchase
827,000 -
Lewis and Clark expedition begins
first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States -
The Battle of Fort McHenry
British forces marched on Washington -
The battle of the Alamo
4000 Mexican forces, to 180 rebels -
The 13th amendment
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President Lincoln's assassination