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Period: Jan 1, 1490 to
a timeline
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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
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The Settlement of Jamestown
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Beginning of The French and Indian War
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Ending of the French and Indian War
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The Boston Tea Party
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The Declaration of Independence
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The Battle of Yorktown
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The Constitutional Convention
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The invention of the cotton gin
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
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The Louisiana Purchase
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Beginning of The War of 1812
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The end of The War of 1812
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The Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
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The beginning of The Panic of 1837
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Beginning of The Trail of Tears
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The end of The Panic of 1837
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The invention of the telegraph
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The beginning of The Mexican-American War
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The end of The Mexican-American War
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The end of The Trail of Tears
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The Compromise of 1850
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
This battle lasted two days. This event also marks the start of the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments (The Civil War Amendments)
These amendments although spoken of together where made at different times. The 13th amendment in 1865, the 14th amendment in 1868, and finally the 15th amendment in 1870 -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
This was also to the end of the American Civil War -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
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Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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The invention of the electric light
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The invention of the telephone
There are many different people who helped make the telephone, there are also many different dates as to different types and stages of the telephone were made. I chose the one I thought most fitting. -
The Homestead Strike
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The Pullman Strike
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The Spanish-American War
This war lasted from April-August -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
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The invention of the airplane
