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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
Columbus sails the ocean blue on the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria -
The Settlement of Jamestown
The Virginia Company settles Jamestown, about 100 people settle. -
The French and Indian War
Seven Years' war begins -
The French and Indian War
The war between Britain and New France ends -
The Boston Tea Party
A revolt to the King of England for raising the tax on tea. Dollars worth of tea were dumped by crates into the ocean. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
An untrained angry militia defeats troops on their way to confiscate colonial weapons. It gave them confidence for the coming war. -
The Declaration of Independence
America gained its independence from Britain -
The Battle of Yorktown
George Washington accept's Cornwallis's surrender -
The Constitutional Convention
Meeting held to address the problems of the weak central government. Held in Philadelphia from May-September -
The invention of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney revolutionized this machine that removed seeds from cotton more productively. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Act to deport foreigners and make it harder for immigrants to vote. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana territory was bought from France -
The War of 1812
The U.S fights Great Britain...AGAIN from 1812-1815 -
Missouri Compromise
Settles the problem of slavery in new states -
Andrew Jackson's Election
The inauguration of Jackson introduces Jacksonian Democracy -
The Panic of 1837
Financial Crisis strikes America and ends in 1843 -
Trail of Tears
The Indian Removal Act relocates Native Americans to designated Indian territory -
Invention of the telegraph
Samuel Morse and other inventors develop the idea of long distance communication in the 30's and 40's. The first telegraph is sent in 1844 -
The Mexican American War
Battle over New Mexico and California. Ends in 1848 -
The Compromise of 1850
Admits California as a free state -
Firing on Fort Sumter
First shots of the civil war lasting for 34 hours -
The Emancipation Proclamation
All slaves in rebellious states become 'then, thenceforward,and forever free.' -
Organization of the Standard Oil Trust
John D Rockefeller and associates begin an oil refining business -
13th (1865), 14th (1868), 15th (1870) Amendments
'Civil War Amendments' end slavery, give life, liberty, and property to ANY U.S citizen, and allows anyone to vote -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the Civil War -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play. -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
The impeachment trial lasted almost 3 months -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
Edison invented the first incandescent lightbulb in 1879. March 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patented his telephone. December 17, 1903 the Wright brothers fly their first plane -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
The workers of the steel mill in Homestead,PA go on strike after Andrew Carnegie plans to make budget cuts. The Pullman strike was a national railroad strike resulting from lower wages. -
The Spanish-American War
Fought between Spain and the U.S for Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
One of the youngest U.S presidents to be sworn into office at age 42