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1 CE
4BC Christ is born
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1215
Magna Carta
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1455
Gutenberg Bible first book printed with movable typ
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Aug 4, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
Christopher Columbus Discovered America in 1492. Columbus led his three ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria out of the Spanish port of Palos. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
On December 6, 1606, the journey to Virginia began on three ships: the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. On May 13 1607, they arrived in North America to start a settlement.They picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Glorious Revolution
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The Albany Plan of Union
It was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies. -
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The French and Indian War
This war was another chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France. -
The Boston Tea Party
This wasn't a real party but was actually a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This war happened while the British troops were sent to confiscate colonial weapons. But they were met with an untrained ragtag army and were defeated. -
The Declaration of Independence
It is a document declaring that the states are independent from Britain. -
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The Constitutional Convention
The constitution was created to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the articles of confederation. -
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The Battle of Yorktown
This was the most important battle of the revolutionary war. -
The invention of the cotton gin
The cotton gin is a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seed. This made it much faster than manual labor. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
This was a series of law that were passed by the passed by the federalist congress, these laws made it harder for immigrants to vote and gave more power to deport foreigners. -
The Louisiana Purchase
This was land that we purchased from France. the land amount was about 827,000 square miles west of the Mississippi River and was purchased for $15 million. -
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The War of 1812
Grate Brittan was trying to take over the US again. This time they tried to take our sea men and block our ports. -
The Missouri Compromise
Missouri wanted to be a slave state so they asked congress but because of this the balance was not equal so they had more changes to make with other states. But in the end Missouri did become a slave state. -
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
Andrew Jackson was running for president and succeeded! YEAH! -
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The invention of the telegraph
The telegraph was a machine made by Samuel Morse that made it easier for long distance communications. -
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The Trail of Tears
This was a series of forced relocations of Native Americans. They were forced out of the southern states westward to designated Indian territory. -
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The Mexican-American War
This was a war between us and Mexico because we thought we had to get to the pacific ocean. I think. -
The Compromise of 1850
so California and Washington DC became free states and a bunch of other territories became states. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
This was a naval battle between the north and the south. The south were trying to get supplies to the fort but the north deflected and made it impossible for the south/ -
The Emancipation Proclamation
It is a proclamation declaring all slaves in the rebellious states free! -
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
These were the first amendments created in the US. These amendments were created to ensure the equality for recently emancipated slaves. -
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Surrender at Appomattox Court House
This was the surrendering of southerners surrendering to the northers. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
This was when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
This was when Andrew Johnson got thrown out of office for high crimes and misdemeanors. -
The invention of the telephone
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. He was not the only one to come up with the idea but he was the one who actually created a working one. -
The end of Reconstruction
The Reconstruction was an era that was between Jan 1, 1863 – Mar 31, 1877. -
The invention of the electric light
He was not the first to create one but his was the safest and the most practical. -
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The Homestead Strike
This strike was caused because workers in a steel company wanted a three year contract but Henry Clay Frick was against it so he locked them out of the facility. -
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The pullman strike
This strike was about Rail Road workers not getting paid enough so they went on strike. -
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The Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
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The invention of the airplane
The Wright brothers were the first to make an air plane that could really fly. -
The invention of the model T
the first model T Ford was completed at the company's piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
It was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the Germain foreign office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. The reason behind this was so that the US would join the war against Germany so Mexico could get Texas back. -
The WWI Armistice
this was a truce to stop all fighting between the allies and their opponents. -
The 19th Amendment
This Amendment granted women the right to vote, this right is know as woman's suffrage. This ended almost a sentry of protest. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
The Aviator Charles A. Lindbergh landed his plane near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic ocean. -
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The New Deal
It is a series of programs and projects instituted during the great depression by Franklin D. Roosevelt. His aim was to restore prosperity to Americans. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany.
he basically intimidated people to let him become Chancellor. Clearly it worked. -
The Munich Pact
The British and French Prime ministers signed the Munich Pact with
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Hitler Invades Poland
This was known as a few different things, in Poland it was known as the September Campaign or the 1939 Defensive war, but in Germany it was known as the Poland Campaign. This was an invasion of Poland by Germany that marked the beginning of World War ll. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese Navy Air Service attacked Pearl Harbor surprising the United States Naval base. The attack caused us to enter into World War ll. -
D-Day
It was the day in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy. -
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Towards the end of World War ll the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The United States dropped the bombs after obtaining the consent of the United Kingdom. -
The formation of United Nations
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The Long Telegram
This was an 8,000 word telegram by George Kennan to the Department of State detailing his views on the soviet union, and the U.S. policy toward the communist state. -
Nixon’s Resignation
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The formation of NATO
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Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
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The Korean War
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Brown v Board of Education
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The Vietnam War
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
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JFK’s Assassination
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
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The Watergate Break-ins
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The invention of the Internet
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall11
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The 9/11 Attacks
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
Rockefeller created a extremely large oil trust by buying out all of the other oil companies.