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Apr 18, 1215
Magna Carta
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Apr 18, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Accidentally discovered the Americas while searching for a new route to the East.
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Jamestown 1607
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Mayflower Compact
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English Bill of Rights
English law that increased the rights of all English citizens and further limited the power of the king. -
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The French and Indian War
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Proclamation of 1763
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Sugar Act
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Stamp Act
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The Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party
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Declaration of Independence
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Battle of Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris of 1783
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U.S. Constitution
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The U.S. Constitutional Convention
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George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States
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Louisiana Purchase
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U.S. Civil War
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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Gettysburg Address
Site of the Battle of Gettysburg -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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13th Amendment
Ended slavery in the U.S. -
14th Amendment
Gave citizenship and due process to anyone born in the U.S. -
15th Amendment
Gave black men the right to vote -
Plessy v. Ferguson
In 1896 the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy vs. Ferguson that segregation was legal as long as African Americans had access to public facilities equal to those of whites. The problem was, the facilities were never equal -
19th Amendment
gave women the right to vote
