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Period: 1492 to
U.S History
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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
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The Settlement of Jamestown
Named after King James 1 -
The French and Indian War
Also known as the seven year war. -
The Boston Tea Party
Took place because of the Tea Act, earlier that year. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the revaluation -
The Declaration of Independence
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The Battle of Yorktown
Last battle of the revolutionary war. The British surrendered October 19, 1781. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention started May 25, 1787 and lasted until September 17, 1787. -
The invention of the cotton gin
Invented by Eli Whitney and patented 1794. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
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The Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. purchased 828,000,000 sq. miles from the French. -
The War of 1812
Started June 18, 1812-March 23, 1815. The war of 1812 was fought between the United States and the United Kingdoms. -
The Missouri Compromise
A compromise that let Missouri become a state with legal slavery and included Main joining the free states. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
Andrew Jackson ran against John Quinsy in the 1828 U.S. presidential election. -
The Trail of Tears
the Choctaws that were forced to leave their ancient homelands in the Southeast to Indian Territory. -
The Panic of 1837
The financial crisis ended mid 1840s. -
The invention of the telegraph
The first telegraph was sent May 24, 1844 by Samuel Morse. -
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War spanned from April, 1846-February, 1848. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 averted a crisis between the North and South. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861-April 14, 1861, was the start of the Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
It it was the end of the four year war where 620,000 men died. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John w. Booth, at the Ford's theater. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
February 24, 1868 126 to 47 voted to impeach Andrew Johnson, on account of high crams and misdemeanors. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
In 1870 the largest oil refinery, in the world at that time, was established -
The invention if the Telephone
Alexander Bell constructed and patented the telephone in 1876. -
The invention of the Light Bulb.
Thomas Edison successfully made the light bulb and patented it in 1879. -
Homestead Strike
The strike came to a climax on July 6, 1892 in a battle of strikers vs privet security agents. -
Pullman strike
The Pullman strike was a nation wide railroad strike that was the tuning point for U.S. labor. -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War started April 1898 and ended August 1898. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president became the 26th president after William McKinley was assassinated. -
The invention airplane
The Wright brothers had there world changing flight on the cold beach of Kitty Hawk in December 17, 1903.