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Aug 26, 1492
Columbus
Columbus founded America -
Period: Aug 26, 1492 to
Start and finish dates
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Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture in North America. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first aggreement to work together and let the majority rule. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was fought between the British and French in North America. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a tax that the British Parliment had put on sugar and molasses. -
Stamp Act
The British Parliment had imosed a direct tax on stamps -
Townsand Act
The Townsand Act were a series of laws passed by the British Parliment relating to the British Colonies in North America. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle to start the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was sighned on July 4, 1716 and is now a national holiday in the United States. -
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga was actually two battles one was Freemans Farm and the Battle of Bemis. The British ended up surrenduring and the Americans won. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yoktown was one of the last major battles fought in the Amercan Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, which ended the American Revolution. -
George Washington
George Washington was not only the first president of the United States but the first president to be elected ununamilsy. -
Louisanna Purchase
The Louisanna Purchase doubled the size the United States. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an aggreement between pro-slavery and anit- slavery. -
Annexation of Texas
Texas was the 28th state to be added into the United States, this act quickly led to the Mexican-American War. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was an agreement where they let people vote and decide for themsleves if they wanted to be free or slaves -
Civil War
The Civil war was fought between the the Condederate States and the Northern States which had abolished slavery. So the eleven Confederate States had declared a sucession. The war had ended April 9, 1865 adn the Northern States had won and slavery was abolished in the United States, -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, that states that all slaves shall be set free. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, which abolished slavery in the United States.
