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Period: 1492 to 1504
Discovery of America by Columbus
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Settlement of Jamestown
The first permanent settlement in the Americas. -
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French and Indian War
Began due to disagreements on whether the Ohio River valley belonged to the British Empire or the French Empire. -
Boston Tea Party
An act of protest against Britain's taxation. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
Gained American citizens their freedom from Britain. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown "virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution." -
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Constitutional Convention
The point of the Constitutional Convention was to determine how America would be governed. -
Invention of Cotton Gin
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Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts "raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, authorized the President to deport aliens, and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime." -
Invention of Electric Light
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Louisiana Purchase
America purchased 827,000 sqaure miles from France for $15,000,000. -
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War of 1812
"Fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights." -
Missouri Compromise
Allowed Missouri admission as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Andrew Jackson Election
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Trail of Tears
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Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that started a major depression that lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down while unemployment went up. -
Invention of Telegraph
Allowed for cross-country communication among citizens. -
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Mexican-American War
Caused by the annexation of Texas. -
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Compromise of 1850
Allowed California to become a state. -
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Firing on Fort Sumter
The bombardment of Fort Sumter which prompted the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln declared slaves free. -
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13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Illegalized slavery, declared anyone born on U.S. soil a citizen, and illegalized denial of voting by race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
"Trapped by the Federals near Appomattox Court House, Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War." -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
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Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
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Organization of Standard Oil Trust
"Used a complicated organizational structure in his new company that allowed local and cross-country communication." -
Invention of Telephone
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Pullman and Homestead Strikes
Work stoppage caused by employees who refuse to work. -
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Spanish-American War
America's support for the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor. -
Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
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Invention of Airplane