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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands in the Bahamas
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Jamestown is Settled
104 colonists settle Jamestown, Virginia. They name the town after their king. -
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French and Indian War
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Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty board English boats and throw overtaxed tea overboard. This brought Americans and Britons closer to war. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
An untrained militia from Concord battles against British soldiers who were sent to confiscate an arms cache. The militia prevails and defeats the 700 Britons. -
The Declaration of Independence
When the United States of America officially announced independence from Britain. -
Battle of Yorktown
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Constitutional Convention
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Invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invents a device for processing cotton that revolutionizes cotton production. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Passed by John Adams regarding the treatment of aliens. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson buys 828,000 square miles of land from the French. -
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War of 1812
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Missouri Compromise
Tensions were rising between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions. The Missouri compromise allowed Missouri to officially become a slave state, but it also admitted Maine as a free state, which kept the balance even. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
Andrew Jackson is elected President of the United States. -
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Invention of the Telegraph
The telegraph is invented and Samuel Morse invents Morse Code This is the beginning of a telecommunication revolution. -
Trail of Tears
Native Americans are forcefully and illegally removed from their homelands through President Andrew Jackson's actions. -
Panic of 1837
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Mexican-American War
War that led to the United States owning the western part of north America. -
Compromise of 1850
a compromise concerning various matters related to the slave trade. -
Firing on Fort Sumter
These were the first shots of the civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln states that slaves in the southern states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” In the Emancipation Proclamation. -
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Also called the Civil War amendments, these amendments protected the rights of recently-freed slaves against forced labor. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Lee surrenders troops to General Grant. This marks the end of the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
John Wilkes Booth assassinates Abraham Lincoln at a play, 5 days after the Appomattox Court House Surrender. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Andrew Johnson becomes the first president to be impeached, after attempting to replace the secretary of war against the Tenure of Office Act. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
When many oil companies organized together into the Standard Oil Trust, which controlled about 90% of all oil refineries and pipelines. -
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The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, the electric light is invented by Thomas Edison in 1879, and the Wright brothers invent the airplane in 1903. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
Union workers in Homestead fight against low wages and long hours. -
Spanish-American War
America intervenes with Cuba and Spain's conflict -
Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President