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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
Three ships sailed led by Christopher Columbus -
The Settlement of Jamestown
First settlement of America -
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French and Indian War
British America over New France -
The Boston Tea Party
Political Protest by the Sons of Liberty -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First military engagement of American revolutionary war -
The Declaration of Independence
Announced The Thirteen Colonies of America -
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The Battle of Yorktown
American And French over British -
Constitutional Convention
Improve Articles of Confederation -
The Invention of Cotton Gin
Invention that revolutionized the making of cotton. -
The Alien and Sedition Act
Harder for an immigrant to become a citizen. -
Louisiana Purchase
Purchase of Land from the Americans. -
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The war of 1812
Conflict between United States and United Kingdom. -
The Missouri Compromise
Slavery Would be permitted. At the time states were divided between slavery and free. -
Andrew Jackson Election
Rematch between John Adams and Andrew Jackson -
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Trail of Tears
Federal Government forced Native Americans of homeland. -
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The invention of the telegraph
The telegraph revolutionized long distance communication -
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The panic of 1837
Financial Crisis in the United States -
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Mexican American War
Armed conflict between Mexico and America that was off of manifest destiny. -
The compromise of 1850
Series of Resolution to seek a compromise between North and South. -
The battle of Fort Sumter
First battle of the American Civil War -
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The emancipation proclamation
Abraham Lincoln declared all slaves free -
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Civil War Amendments and equality of Slaves -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Confederate General Robert E Lee surrenders confederate army -
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Booth assassinates Lincoln at Fords Theater -
The empeachment of Andrew Johnson
The empeachment of the first US president because of a 10 year of office act -
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The invention of electric light, telephone, and airplane
First useable light source, First telephone for comunications and plane created for flight -
The organization of the standard oil trust
Trust was designed to get around state laws -
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
Industrial Lockout between Railroad and workers -
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Spanish American War
US Naval ship was destroyed triggering a conflict -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Rossevelt became 26 president after the assassination of William McKinley
