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Sep 12, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
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The Settlement of Jamestown
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French and Indian War
Started in 1756, and ended in 1763. Known as the 7 Years' war. -
The Boston Tea Party
342 chests of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor in protest of rising British Taxes against the Americas. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary War. -
The Declaration of Independence
The reason we celebrate the 4th of July. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The last battle of the Revolutionary War. Started September 28 - October 17, 1781. -
The Constitutional Convention
When they created the draft for the Constitution of the United States. -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
A more efficient way of sorting Cotton seeds. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Laws regarding naturalization, and immigration. The Sedition act stopped malicious and/or scandalous writing about the government. -
Louisiana Purchase
A purchase of a large portion of the current United States by Thomas Jefferson. -
The War of 1812
A Naval war against Great Britain.
Included other battles against Canada and Native Americans. -
The Missouri Compromise
Accepted Missouri as a Slave State, but also admitted Maine as a Free state. Drew an imaginary line between the North and South, and the Louisiana Territory. -
Andrew Jackson's Election
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The Panic of 1837
The First worldwide economic crisis. The US did not make a full recovery till after the Civil War. -
The Trail of Tears
1838-1840. The Indians were driven from their homes. Many died due to the long walk, and from disease and sickness. -
The Invention of the Telegraph
Invented between 1830 and 1840.
First Telegraph sent in 1844. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The place of the first attack of the Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Proclamation that declared all slaves free. -
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13th, 14, and 15th amendments.
13th: Constitutional Law against slavery except by punishment of crime. 14th: Guaranteed African-Americans Citizenship and rights. 15th: “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” -Constitution -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The surrender that ended the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
The death of Abraham Lincoln at the Theater. -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
The first United States President to be Impeached. -
Telephone
The invention of the Telephone by Alexander Graham Bell. -
Lightbulb
The Invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas Edison. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes.
Strikes of 2 steel companies. -
The Spanish-American War
War against Spain. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President.
The Election & Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt to the office of President. -
Invention of the Airplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright invent the Airplane. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
Anti-trust laws forced John Rockefeller to split up his Standard Oil Company. The d
