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1492
Columbus Discovers America
Columbus left in August and finally saw land in about October. -
Founding of Jamestown
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French and Indian War
It was also known as the Seven Years War and was between the England and the French colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest by the Sons of Liberty to protest British tax on tea. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These were the first battles of the Revolutionary War and established that the colonies were willing to fight. -
Declaration of Independence
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Battle of Yorktown
An American siege led to a British surrender. -
The Constitutional Congress
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Invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney applied for a patent for his new invention, the cotton gin, on this date. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Signed by Pres. Adams during a naval war with France. Three were expired or repealed while one remains in effect. -
The Louisiana Purchase
President Jefferson purchased 828,000 square miles from France to add to America's territory. -
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War of 1812
Another war between the United States and the United Kingdom and their respective allies. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Union was evenly divided between slave and free states. When Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state, Maine was admitted as a free state. -
Andrew Jackson Election
Andrew Jackson was elected and served two terms as the seventh president. -
Panic of 1837
Once again under Jackson, the country underwent a recession that basically lasted until the 1840s -
Trail of Tears
Under President Jackson's directions, the Cherokee people were forced from their lands and made to resettle in Oklahoma. -
Demonstration of Telegraph
Samuel Morse demonstrates an version of the telegraph. -
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Mexican American War
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Compromise of 1850
This is a package of five bills designed to quell rising tensions between free and slave states. -
Firing of Fort Sumter
Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, thus starting the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln declared all slaves to be free on this date. As the Confederates saw themselves as a separate nation, they believed this didn't apply to them but it made a statement. -
13,14,15 Amendments
These amendments were created after the war to try to create equality for recently freed slaves. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
This marked the end of the Civil War and Lee's surrender. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln was shot watching a play by John Wilkes Booth. -
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Johnson was impeached on for violating the Tenure of Office. -
Invention of Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone and it was first used successfully. -
Thomas Edison Patented Lightbulb
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Standard Oil Trust
John D. Rockefeller created this trust to get around the law that one company could not hold stock in another. -
Homestead and Pullman Strikes
This was a strike between steel workers and the steel mill owners after a proposed wage cut. -
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Spanish-American War
A war between America and Spain. -
Invention of the Airplane
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Theodore Roosevelt Elected