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1492
Christopher Columbus “Founds” New World
Christopher Columbus was on a voyage to find land and ran into what is now North America. -
1492
Columbian Exchange Begins
The Columbian Exchange was when Spain and the "New World" traded resources. -
Period: 1492 to
European Exploration Era
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1500
Spanish Encomienda System Begins
The Encomienda System forced the Natives to work on the plantations. -
1500
Spanish Casta System Begins
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Period: 1500 to
Triangular Trade
The Triangular trade was made to trade goods. -
Period: 1500 to
Middle Passage
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1520
Small Pox Begins Spreading to Native Americans
Small Pox was a disease brought by the Spanish that killed most of the Native American population. -
1521
Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortez Conquers the Aztec Empire
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1534
England Splits from the Catholic Church
The people broke away form the Churches of England seeking religious freedom. -
London Company Gains Charter for Set Up English Colony
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Jamestown, Virginia Colony Founded
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Period: to
Colonial Era
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French found Quebec on the St. Lawrence River and Engage in the Fur Trade
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Tobacco introduced to Virginia Colony by John Rolfe
Tobacco was a cash crop that was grown in the Southern Colonies. -
First African Slaves Arrive in Jamestown, Virginia Colony
African Slaves were used to do the labor that needed to be done to maintain the Cash Crops. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
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Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony Founded
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Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was made as the first form of self government made in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
New Hampshire Founded
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Dutch New Amsterdam Becomes Capital of New Netherland
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“City Upon a Hill” John Winthrop
The City Upon a Hill was basically the Role Models on how people should live. -
The Great Migration to Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Maryland Founded
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Thomas Hooker Founds Connecticut
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Pequot War
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Roger Williams Founds Rhode Island
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Harvard College Founded in Massachusetts
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Delaware Founded
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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Maryland Toleration Act
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North Carolina Founded
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Iroquois Confederacy Formed
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Navigation Acts and Mercantilism
Mercantilism was when the colonies were to only sell and trade with the Mother Country. -
South Carolina Founded
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New York Founded
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New Jersey Founded
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King Phillips War
King Phillips War was a war fought by the Native Americans trying to avoid the authority of Great Britain. -
Bacon’s Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was a rebellion towards the Governor at that time. -
Pueblo Revolt
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Quaker William Penn Founds Pennsylvania
William Penn founded Pennsylvania to give people a safe haven, Pennsylvania was a very tolerable colony. -
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Enlightenment Era
The Enlightenment Era was when the colonists were trying to be encouraged by philosophers to fight for their fredom. -
John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government Published
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English Bill of Rights
This was made to clarify who was next to inherit the crown and it clarified basic civil rights. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials were when colonists would accuse oher colonists of being involved in witchcraft. -
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Salutary Neglect Policy
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The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a religious revival that had a huge impact on the colonies founded in America. -
Georgia Founded as a Debtors Colony
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Stono Rebellion
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French and Indian War Begins
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The Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was when people were making money off of machines being invented. -
French and Indian War Ends
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Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation line of 1763 was a law passed by British Parliament to force colonists not to settle on lands passed the Appalachian Mountains. -
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Revolutionary Era
The Revolutionary Era was when America declared independence against Great Britain. -
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Republican Motherhood
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Sugar Act
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a law passed by the British Parliament to make colonists pay taxes on paper materials. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a law made by British Parliament stating that the the colonists had to house and feed the standing army soldiers. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was a law passed to add taxes on imported goods. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened when the British Soldiers shot and killed several colonists that were in an angry mob in Boston. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a law to help a tea company in England stay in business, this law forced colonists to only buy tea from that company. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans and aboard a British ship and dumped tea into the Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
This was a law made to punish the Massachusetts colony for what they did during the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress Meeting was basically an apology meeting for Great Britain. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This was the first battle of he American Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress meeting was basically the break up meeting to declare independence from Britain. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Published
This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine to encourage American Colonists to use their common sense and fight for their freedom. -
Continental Army Lead by General George Washington
The Continental Army was lead by George Washington and was picked by the people to lead them. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was made to declare the US separation from Great Britain. -
Benjamin Franklin Becomes French Ambassador
Benjamin Franklins job as the ambassador was to basically make America look good. -
Adam Smith Publishes
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Winter at Valley Forge
The Winter at Valley Forge was when the Continental Army went through hardships including starvation, and hypothermia. -
Articles of Confederation
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Battle of Saratoga
This battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War because the French army fought with us. -
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Abolition Movement
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last battle of the American Revolutionary War, where the british general was cornered and he ended up surrendering. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Treaty of Paris was signed to give America its independence and the western land. -
Shays’ Rebellion
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U.S. Constitution
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Federalist Papers
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Constitutional Convention/ Philadelphia Convention
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The Great Compromise
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The 3/5ths Compromise
only 3 out of 5 slaves vote counts. -
Bill of Rights Added to U.S. Constitution
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Washington Creates Presidential Cabinet
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The French Revolution Begins
The french were trying to follow the footsteps of the united States to gain their feedom. -
Washington Elected 1st President
George was unanimously voted to be the 1st president of the United States. -
Washington D.C. Becomes New US Capital
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The Second Great Awakening
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Alexander Hamilton Gets Congress to Approve National Bank
he got congress to agree with his Financial plan -
Whiskey Rebellion
People in the United States were trying to fight against washington because of the tax he put on whiskey. -
Cotton Gin and Interchangeable Parts Invented by Eli Whitney
Cotton GIn and Interchangeable parts were made to get work done faster. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
This was washington's farewell address to tell the country what he expects of them. -
First Two-Party System Created (Dem-Rep vs Federalist)
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John Adams (Federalist) Elected 2nd President
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XYZ Affair
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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o Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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Election of 1800 and the Start of the Jeffersonian Era
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Cult of Domesticity Begins
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The Market Revolution Begins
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Period: to
Manifest Destiny
Colonists believed that it was there god given right to obtain territory out west. -
Thomas Jefferson (Democratic Republican) Elected 3rd President
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Steam Locomotive Invented in Great Britain
The steam locomotive was made to help transport goods faster. -
Louisiana Purchase
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Marbury v. Madison
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James Madison (Democratic Republican) Elected 4th President
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War Hawks in Congress Support War Against British
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British Impressment of US Sailors
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War of 1812 Begins
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Francis Scott Key Writes the Star Spangled Banner
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Treaty of Ghent
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Federalist Party Collapses
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Period: to
Era of Good Feelings
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Tariff of 1816
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James Monroe (Democratic Republican) Elected 5th President
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Adam- Onis Treaty/ Spain Ceded Florida to U.S.
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Compromise of 1820
This admitted Missouri as a free state. -
Universal Male Suffrage Begins to Rise
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Monroe Doctrine
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Henry Clay’s “American System”
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Erie Canal Built
This was a new way for people to transport their goods. -
o John Quincy Adams (Democratic Republican) Elected 6th President
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Lowell, Massachusetts Textile Mill Employs Women
This was the 1st time women got to work outside their homes. -
Second Two-Party System Created (Democrats vs Whigs)
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o Andrew Jackson (Democrat) Elected 7th President
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Indian Removal Act
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Congress Passes Preemption Acts
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Abolition Movement Begins
This was a movement where people were against slavery. -
Trail of Tears Begins
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William Lloyd Garrison Publishes Abolitionist Newspaper “The Liberator”
He was an abolitionist which meant he didn't like slavery. -
Nullification Crisis
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Andrew Jackson Vetos National Bank
This was when Andrew Jackson turned down the idea of a National Bank. -
Texas Revolution and Independence from Mexico
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Increased Irish and German Immigration to the North
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Horace Mann Advocates for Public Schools
He wanted to have public schools to where everyone can learn. -
Federal Support Given to Samuel Morse to Construct Telegraph Lines
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Dorothea Dix Advocates for Mentally Ill and Prison Reform
Sh wanted to help the people that had mental illnesses. -
James K. Polk Elected US President (Democrat)
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Irish Potato Famine Begins
This was starvation in the French that killed a lot of people. -
Frederick Douglass writes autobiography “Narrative of the Life of an American Slave
This book was about his life as a slave. -
Texas Annexation by the United States
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o Frederick Douglass Publishes Autobiography “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave”
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Oregon Territory Divided Between British and U.S.
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Mexican American War Begins
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Wilmot Proviso
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Seneca Falls Convention
It was the 1st women's rights convention. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Mexican American War Ends
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Mexican Cession
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Free Soil Movement Begins
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California Gold Rush
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Fugitive Slave Law Passed in Compromise of 1850
This was made to help slave owners cach their runaway -
Compromise of 1850
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Harriet Tubman Begins Using Underground Railroad
she helped slaves escape their captivity. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe Publishes “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
This was a book written to show how slaves are treated. -
Gadsden Purchase
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Bleeding Kansas Begins
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Republican Party Created
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Caning of Senator Sumner
This guy beat the other with a stick (savage) -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
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John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
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Republican Abraham Lincoln Wins Presidential Election of 1860
He was elected president in 1860 -
Seven Southern States Secede from the Union, Forming the Confederate States of America
This created the Confederacy. -
Democrat Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederacy
he was elected president for the confederacy. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
the first battle of the civil war. -
Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus
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The Civil War
A war between the Union and Confederacy, lasted 4 yrs. -
Emancipation Proclamation
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Homestead Act
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Battle of Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
This was the bloodiest in the civil war -
Gettysburg Address
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13th Amendment
This amendment abolished slavery as a whole. -
Gen. Lee Surrenders to Gen. Grant at Appomattox Court House
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President Abraham Lincoln Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
He killed the President of the United States in a theatre. -
President Andrew Johnson Becomes President
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Johnson Pardons the South
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Radical Republicans Champion for Black Civil Rights in Congress
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Freedmens Bureau Created
this helped freed slaves get back on their feet. -
Sharecropping Begins in the South
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Black Codes First Passed in the South
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Ku Klux Klan Formed
This was a white supremacy group. -
“Scalawags and Carpetbaggers”
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Reconstruction Era
An period of time where America tried to rebuild itself as a country. -
Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
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14th Amendment
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Transcontinental Railroad Completed
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15th Amendment
Gave African American Men the right to vote. -
Hiram Rhode Revels Becomes First African American in Congress (Senate)
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Industrialization Begins to Boom
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Social Darwinism Theory Gains Popularity
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Nativism Spreads
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Standard Oil Company Founded by John D. Rockefeller
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The “New South” wants Industrialization
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Jim Crow Laws Begin in South
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Boss Tweed rise at Tammany Hall
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Telephone Invented by Alexander Graham Bell
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Reconstruction Ends
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Period: to
Gilded Age
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Light Bulb Invented by Thomas Edison
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3rd Wave of Immigration: “New Immigrants”
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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Pendleton Act
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Haymarket Massacre
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Dawes Act
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Interstate Commerce Act
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Andrew Carnegie’s Book “Gospel of Wealth”
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Chicago’s Hull House started by Jane Addams
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How the Other Half Lives
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Influence of Sea Power Upon History
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Boxer Rebellion
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Period: to
Progressive Era
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Period: to
Imperialism
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Carnegie Steel Company Founded by Andrew Carnegie
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Homestead Steel Labor Strike
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Pullman Labor Strike
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Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court Case
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Annexation of Hawaii
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Spanish American War
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Open Door Policy
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Roosevelt’s Big Stick Diplomacy/ Roosevelt Corollary
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Period: to
Theodore Roosevelt
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Panama Canal U.S. Construction Begins
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
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Ford Model-T
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NAACP started by W.E.B. Du Bois
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Period: to
William Howard Taft
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16th Amendment
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Federal Reserve Act
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Period: to
Woodrow Wilson
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17th Amendment
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Trench Warfare, Poison Gas, and Machine Guns
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Period: to
World War I
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Sinking of the Lusitania
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National Parks System
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Russian Revolution
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U.S. entry into WWI
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Germany Declares an Armistice
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Battle of Argonne Forest
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Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
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Treaty of Versailles
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18th Amendment
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Harlem Renaissance
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President Harding’s Return to Normalcy
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19th Amendment
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Red Scare
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Period: to
Roaring Twenties
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Joseph Stalin Leads Soviet Union
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Scopes “Monkey” Trial
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Charles Lindbergh’s Trans-Atlantic Flight
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Stock Market Crashes “Black Tuesday”
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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
