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1492
Christopher Columbus Discovers America
Christopher Columbus, while searching for a way westward to India, discovers the Americas. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
Jamestown in established in Virginia, and becomes the first permanent English settlement. -
The French Indian War
The Colonies of New France and British America battle out their differences for nine years. (Ended 1763) -
The Boston Tea Party
Boston protests the "taxation without representation" that the British were putting them under. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first military engagements of the revolutionary war. -
The Declaration Of Independence
The declaration of Independence is finished and approved.(Independence was actually declared July 2nd) -
The Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle in the American revolution. (ended the 28th of October, 1781) -
The Constitutional Convention
The convention resulted in the creating of the Constitution. (ended September 17th, 1787) -
The Alien and Sedation Acts
President John Adams signs the acts, hoping they will strengthen national security. -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was created by Eli Whitney, and allowed cotton fibers to be separated from the seeds at a faster pace. -
The Louisiana Purchase
America purchases Louisiana from France for fifteen million dollars. -
The War of 1812
A war fought between the United States and the United Kingdom as a result of the war between the United Kingdom and Napoleonic France. (ended February 1815) -
The Missouri Compromise
The compromise was drawn up as a result of Missouri requesting to be made a slave state. Tension about slavery was already building, and this change was threatening to tip the scales. The compromise granted Missouri's request, but made Maine a free state. -
Andrew Jackson's Election
Jackson in elected president. -
The Trail of Tears
The deadly journey that native Americans took to get to their designated "Indian territory" -
The Panic of 1837
A financial crisis in the US that lasted until the mid 1840s. -
The Invention Of the Telegraph
The telegraph is invented and successfully completes an experiment. -
The Mexican-American War
a conflict between the US and Mexico ending in 1848. -
The Invention of the Telephone
Antonio Meucci invents the first basic phone. -
The Compromise of 1850
This compromise consisted of five separate bills passed by congress to defuse a fight between slave and free states. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
Confederates open fire on Fort Sumter. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
An address given by Abraham Lincoln ordering the freedom of all slaves in ten states. -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
also known as the reconstruction amendments, these amendments were adopted between 1865 and 1870. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court house
The Confederates surrender to the Union. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by Wilkes Booth. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Andrew Johnson is impeached for his "high crimes and misdemeanors" -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
An oil refinery. -
The invention of the electric light.
Thomas Edison's first successful test of the light bulb. -
The Homestead strike
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The Pullman Strike
Strike demanding fair and safe work conditions. -
The Spanish-American War
Conflict between the US and Spain. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt, statesman, politician, conservationist, naturalist, and writer becomes president of the United States. -
The invention of the Airplane
Wilbur and Orville Wright conduct the first successful flight of an airplane, lasting 59 seconds at 852 feet.
