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Columbus discovered America on October 12, 1492.
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Jamestown was the first settlement made in America and was settled on May 13, 1607.
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The Mayflower Compact was the first treaty on the new land and was signed on November 21, 1620.
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The French and Indian war stared in 1754 and ended in 1763.
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The first shots fired between the American and British on April 19, 1775.
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The Declaration of Independance was presented by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776.
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The turning point in the Revolutionary War.
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The site of the military camp in the winter of 1777-1778.
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The Articles of Confederation were the first little piece of government.
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The Battle of Yorkown began on September 28, 1781 and ended on October 19, 1781.
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The Constitutional Convention was held to talk about the weak central government. It started on May 25, 1787 and ended on September 17, 1787.
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George Washington was the First President of the U.S. and he was also the first cabinet, first vice president, first war general, etc.
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The government passed a law saying that whiskey had a tax and farmers said that they wouldn't pay it.
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Washington was saying don’t believe in political parties, don’t join sides with other countries at war with one another.
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John Adams was the 2nd president of the U.S. From March 4, 1797- March 4, 1801.
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Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the U.S. From March 4, 1801- March 4, 1809.
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When the U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from France.
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From June 18, 1812 to Feb 16, 1815, the United States was at war with Britain. Canada was the battleground.
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Slaves would run to florida to get away from their masters because they could not cross over their boundaries- Feb 22, 1819
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Saying to foreign countries that they need to stay away from our proud nation of American- Dec 2, 1823
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The Cherokee nation was forced to give up its land east of the Mississippi River.
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An organized incorporated territory of the U.S. From Aug 14, 1848- Feb 14, 1859
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A region of present-day Arizona and New Mexico that was purchased by U.S.
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The site where the shots that started the Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter.
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The first battle of the Civil War to be fought on northern soil.
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President lincoln gave a speech on January 1, 1863 giving all the slaves in America freedom.
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The House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson.