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1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
Columbus discovered what is now know as America today -
The James Town Settlement
the James town settlement was the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, was a war that went on in Europe from 1756 to 1763, and was the bloodiest American war in the 18th century -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act of protest against the British for the Tea Act -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord are what started the open conflict between the thirteen colonists and British. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major engagement of the American Revolution -
The Declaration of Independence
It announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain -
The Constitutional Convention
delegates representing every state but Rhode Island, met at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia secretly -
The invention of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney created the cotton gin - a machine capable of removing the seeds from cotton fiber -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The The Alien and Sedition Acts restricted the activities of foreign residents in the country and limited freedom of speech and of the press. -
The Louisiana Purchase
It was basically the purchase of the state Louisiana from France, by America -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was pretty much Missouri saying that they wanted a Maine as a free state. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
The 1828 presidential election was one of the dirtiest ever -
The invention of the telegraph
Samuel Morse and other inventors revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. -
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears were series of forced relocation of Native American Peoples from their homeland. -
The Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a situation involving an unstable currency and financial system resulting in a lack of confidence in both government and the banks. -
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the US and mexico -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the US congress, which defused a four year political confrontation between slaves and free states. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The Firing on Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust was formed in 1863 by John D. Rockefeller. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
It was the final engagement of Confederate States Army General-in-Chief, Robert E. Lee, and his Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by John Booth while he was at the theater. -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were made to prohibit slavery, to protect the civil rights of former slaves, and banned racial restriction on voting -
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson
The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson was a result of political conflict and the rupture of ideologies in the aftermath of the American Civil War. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes was a work stoppage caused by employees who refuse to work. -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War was fought between the US and Spain in 1898 -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest President in the Nation’s history -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
The creation of the light bulb is credited to Thomas Edison. Although many people helped with the creation of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell is normally the one credited for it. Orville and Wilbur Wright were the inventors of the first airplane.