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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
Columbus left Castile in August 1492 with three ships, and made landfall in the Americas on October 12. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America and started building a town that they named after their king James 1. -
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The French and Indian War
Is known as the seven year war. This war French and Indians against the colonists. -
The Boston Tea Party
The people were boycotting goods specifically tea because the taxes on the goods made the prices very costly. The Bostonians, dumped the tea of the boats and into the ocean in protest of the taxation without having a voice in the tax. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This battle started the Revolutionary war between Britain and the 13 Colonies. -
The Declaration of Independence
The 13 colonies declared themselves independent from Britain. -
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The Battle of Yorktown
George Washington invades Virginia with 17,000 men in the battle of Yorktown. This battle was an important victory for the colonists. -
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The Constitutional Convention
This event was going to decide the values and laws of the government. Delegates were sent from the colonies to give their input. -
The invention of cotton gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This machine helped process cotton - separate the seeds from the cotton fibers much faster so they would not need so many slaves making much cheaper cloth. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Act made it harder for an immigrant to become a citizen. It gave the president the right to imprison and deport non citizens. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The US purchased the territory of Louisiana from France. They received 828,000 square miles of land for 15 million dollars. -
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The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
Thomas Edison's invention of the lightbulb allowed people to work in the night. The telephone improved communication and the airplane improved travel. -
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The war of 1812
A war fought between the British and the US over sea borders. -
The Missouri Compromise
It was about maintaining equal power in congress between slave states and free states- they admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
This election marked the start of Democratic dominance. It was rematch between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. -
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The Panic of 1837
This was a panic in the economy of the US where the US experienced a depression due to the plummeting of prices and wages across the country. -
The invention of the telegraph
Invented by Samuel Morse to allow people to talk in long distant places. It transmitted electrical signals over wire. He invented a code with a set of dots and dashes. -
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The Mexican-American War
A conflict that started when the US annexed the republic of Texas. The US won the war and was able to keep Texas. -
The Compromise of 1837
5 laws to deal with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion. -
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
This occurred at a fort in South Carolina where the militia and the US army exchanged gunfire. This event led to the Civil war between the North and the South. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
This was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln the president of the united states. He got rid of slavery and declared slaves free. -
Organization of Standard Oil Trust
John D Rockefeller built the largest oil refinery when he bought all the oil companies and made them into one. -
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13th, 14th, and 15th Ammendments
13th- banned slavery
14th- all people born in the United states are citizens
15th-the right to vote is for all citizens of any race
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Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Confederate General Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant. This ended the civil war. -
Abraham Lincolns Assassination
Abraham was assassinated by a actor John Wilkes Booth while watching a play in Ford theater. He was the first President to be assassinated. -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
Impeached for trying to remove the secretary of war. It was important because it maintained the balance of power that congress should not remove the president from office because the disagreed with him. -
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
The Pullman strike was the boycott of railroads in 1894 due to working conditions. The Homestead strike occurred when the head of a steel company denied an increase of wages to the workers. -
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The Spanish American War
This event led to the US getting involved in the Cuban War. The conflict stemmed from the explosion of the USS Maine off the coast of Cuba. -
Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
Established national parks and preserve the nations natural resources,
