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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
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Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta is written to limit the power of English rulers
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Aug 17, 1492
columbus sets sail to find a route to the east indies
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Jan 17, 1519
Hernando cortes captures tenochtitlan, beginning the fall of the aztecs empire.
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virginia founded
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The Mayflower Compact, the first document of self-government in North America, is written by Pilgrim leaders in Plymouth
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massachusetts
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New Hampshire was founded
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New York founded
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Maryland
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Rhode Island founded
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connecticut founded
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Delaware founded
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The Carolinas founded
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New York
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pennsylvania
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The English Bill of rights is written to limit the monarchy and protect the rights of citizens
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John Locke publishes "Two Treatises on Government
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Georgia founded
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Baron de Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws," urging that the government power be divided into three branches
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The carolinas split into North and South Carolina
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New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution, allowing it to go into effect
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The American ship, the Constitution, battles the British ship, Guerriere, in the north Atlantic near the beginning of the War of 1812
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Delaware becomes first state to ratify the US Constitution
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George Washington is inaugurated as our 1st President in New York City
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Congress passes the Judiciary Act to organize the federal court system
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The French Revolution begins when an angry mob storms the Bastille
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Congress creates the first five executive departments
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-Congress creates the first Bank of the United States
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French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are beheaded
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Washington issues the Neutrality Proclamation
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The Whiskey Rebellion
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11th Amendment - Suits against States
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13th Amendment - Abolition of Slavery
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-Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis to explore the American west
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12th Amendment - Election of President and Vice President
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Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean
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Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis
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The American ship, the Constitution, battles the British ship, Guerriere, in the north Atlantic near the beginning of the War of 1812
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Battle of Lake Erie
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Britain defeats France in the war in Europe
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British troops capture Washington, DC
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Battle of New Orleans
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US and Britain reach agreement to jointly occupy Oregon
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
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Treaty of Ghent signed
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
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Missouri Compromise
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Compromise of 1850
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Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Bleeding Kansas
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Dred Scott Decision
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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14th Amendment - Rights of Citizens
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15th Amendment - Voting Rights
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16th Amendment - The Income Tax
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17th Amendment - Direct Election of Senators
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18th Amendment - Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages
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20th Amendment - Presidential Terms; Sessions of Congress
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21st Amendment - Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
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19th Amendment - Women's Suffrage
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Citizens of Philadelphia celebrate the ratification of the US Constitution with a festival
