Us History A

By akcera
  • 1492

    The "Discovery" of America by Columbus

  • Settlement of Jamestown

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    French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • Creation of cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

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    The Trail of Tears

    1830-Indian Removal Act
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    The Invention of the Telegraph

  • The Panic of 1837

    Lasted into the mid-1840s
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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

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    The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

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    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    Submitted to the Senate: Feb 27, 1868
    Trial starts: March 16, 1868
    Trial concludes: May 7, 1968
    Congress vote: May 16, 1868
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    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • Alexander G. Bell received patent for the telephone

    At least two before Bell:
    Antonio Meucci-1849
    Charles Bourseul-1854

  • Edison receives patent for the electric light

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    The Homestead Strike

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    The Pullman Strike

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    The Spainish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • First flight of an airplane

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