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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands
Christopher Columbus came from Italy and wanted to explore more land so he found the Americas. He explored it and found Indians and he took there land. -
Jamestown
The English came to North America to start a settlement and Jamestown was named after there king . -
First Americans Enter North America
People from Asia came to the US and started to populate it and then they came in the Ice Age times. -
Navigation Act of 1651
It was mostly aiming towards the Dutch and that all the trade that went from England to the colonies had to be on English or colonial ships. -
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French and Indian War
It was a seven year and it was conflict between Great Britain and France and ended with a treaty of pairs. -
Stamp Act
It was a law that was passed by congress and it was made so that the people would have to pay there taxes for paper license, newspapers. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire on a group of American colonist killing five men. -
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American Revolution
The war was won by the colonies and did not live under Great Britain so then the Thirteen colonies became the US. -
Declaration of Independence
They made this cause Great Britain ignored the colonist so the congress decided to meet in Philadelphia and wrote it and signed it. -
United States Constitution Signed
They signed this in the same place the Declaration was signed. It was made to establish Americas laws and government and grantee citizens rights. -
Louisiana Purchase
The US bought this land from France and the US bought it so they can start to expand west. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was one of the first American expeditions to cross the west. Lewis and Clark went out and explored also the were trying to civilize and make peace with the Native Americans. -
Election of 1828
The candidates for the election were Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson claimed that John Quincy Adams engaged in disgraceful politics to make sure he won. -
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Mexican American War
It started with Mexico attacking US troops on a disputed land and about a dozen US troops died. -
Compromise of 1850
This made the slave trade abolished and it also made more free states. -
Dred Scott Decision
It was a case were Dred Scott lived a free man for part of his life then he got caught and said he shouldn't go to jail or have to be a slave aging if he was already free for a long time. -
Election of 1860
The candidates for the election were Lincoln,John C. Breckinridge,John Bell,Stephen A. Douglas and Lincoln had the most electoral votes and won the election.