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The first Thanksgiving
It was very different from the traditional story...no turkey! No women or children! No one knows the exact date the first Thanksgiving was held. We do know that it lasted for three days and it was sometime around 1621 (give or take a few years). -
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Age of Enlightenment
Societal reform using reason, challenge ideas grounded in tradition and faith, and advance knowledge through the scientific method. Science, skepticism and intellectual interchange were promoted.Superstition, intolerance and some abuses by church and state were opposed. -
Boston Massacre
Colonists were upset about taxes. They gathered in an angry crowd and harrassed a group of English soldiers. The soldiers fired upon the group, killing 5. -
Boston Tea Party
Patriots were mad about taxes on tea. Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into the Boston harbor. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battles of the Revolutionary War. The British won at Lexington, but then were defeated at Concord. -
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Revolutionary War
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Declaration of Independence
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United States Constitution takes effect
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George Washington Presidency
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John Adams Presidency
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Thomas Jefferson Presidency
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Louisiana Purchase
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson Presidency
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Abraham Lincoln Presidency
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Indian Removal Act
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Trail of Tears
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Nullification Crisis
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South Secedes
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Civil War
