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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Reaches "The New World"
After a two month long voyage starting on August 3, 1492, Columbus reaches the land we believe is now the Bahamas. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
On May 13, 1607, about 100 men arrived in North America and chose to settle in Jamestown, Virginia. -
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian war began sometime in 1754 and ended 1763. It was a smaller part of the Seven Years' war between Great Britain and France. -
The Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, a group of men boarded several ships loaded with taxed tea. They threw every chest of tea off the ships into Boston Harbor. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord, taking place on April 19, 1775, was a major event in America's history. The famed night when Paul Revere rode through the streets of Boston was the beginning of the Revolutionary War in which the colonists won their independence. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, signed by many historical figures on July 2nd and approved by Congress two days later, is an incredible piece of history in which we declared -
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The Battle of Yorktown
On September 28, 1781, George Washington had successfully led both the French and Continental army fleets to trap Cornwallis in Yorktown. After several weeks of firing at Cornwallis, he finally surrendered to George Washington on October 17, 1781. -
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The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was a long convention held to discuss the United States Constitution. -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1794, the cotton gin made the process of removing cotton seeds from cotton fiber much easier. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of laws that changed the lives of aliens and prohibited false writings about the government. -
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The Louisiana Purhcase
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The War of 1812
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The Missouri Compromise
On March 18, 1820, Congress passed the Missouri Compromise. -
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Andrew Jackson's Presidency
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The Invention of the Telegraph
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The Panic of 1837
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The Trail of Tears
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The Mexican-American War
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The Compromise of 1850
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
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The Thirteenth Amendment
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Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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The Fourteenth Amendment
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The Fifteenth Amendment
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The Invention of the Telephone
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The Invention of the Electric Light
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
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The Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
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The Invention of the Airplane