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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to
U.S. History
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The Settlement of Jamestown
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The French and Indian War
1754 - 1763 -
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
It was from September 28th to October 19th. -
The Constitutional Convention
May 27th - September 17th -
The invention of the cotton gin
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
Signed into law -
The Louisiana Purchase
The treaty was dated on April 30th and signed on May 2nd. -
The War of 1812
Ended March 23rd, 1815. Almost 3 years... -
The Missouri Compromise
Made Missouri a slave state Maine a free state. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
Against John Q Adams. Ended December 2nd,1828. -
The invention of the telegraph
1830's - 1840's, made by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors. -
The Panic of 1837
1837 - 1843. Caused by economical policies of Andrew Jackson. He created the Specie Circular and refused to renew the charter of the Second Bank of the United States. -
The Trail of Tears
1838 - 1839. Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, Cherokees were forced to give up lands east of the Mississippi River and migrate to Oklahoma. -
The Mexican-American War
Ended February 2nd, 1848 -
The Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduces a series of resolutions. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
Ended April 14th, 1861 -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Signed. Ended January 1st, 1863 -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
1865 - 1870 -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
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Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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The invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell -
The invention of the electric light
Thomas Alva Edison -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
Organized by Mr. Rockfeller -
The Homestead Strike
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The Pullman Railroad Strike
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The Spanish-American War
Ended August 1898 -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
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The invention of the airplane
