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Feb 15, 1493
Columbus 1st voyage
Columbus travels from Spain to America.` -
The year Jamestown was settled
The first permanent British settlement in North America. -
End of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian war began in 1754 and ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight between a patriot mob and a squad of British soldiers. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary war. -
The Declaration of Independence
An official document declaring independence from Britain. -
The battle of Yorktown
George Washington led the continental army in a battle against the British army in Yorktown, Virginia. -
The signing of the constitution
39 delegates from 12 states signed the constitution in Philadelphia, PA -
President Wahsington's Inauguration
George Washington took the oath as the first president of the United States -
The invention of the cotton gin
Invention of a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from the seeds. -
Buying the Louisianna purchase
United States purchased Louisiana from France -
Lewis and Clark expedition begins
Expedition to explore the land west of the Mississippi River. -
The battle of Fort McHenry
Defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British Naby. -
The battle of the Alamo
A fight between the Republic of Texas and Mexico. Mexico won -
THe 13th ammendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery. -
President Lincoln's assasination
He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while he was at a play in Washington DC.