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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovered America
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Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
Us History Timeline
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Settlement of Jamestown
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French and Indian War
(they didn't give me an exact date the war started, how ever my research said the first battle was may 28th 1754 -
The Boston Tea Party
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The Declaration of independence
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The Battle of Yorktown
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The Constitutional Convention
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The invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney applied for a patent on this date but it was not validated till 1807 -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
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The Louisiana Purchase
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The War of 1812
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The Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson's Election
This lasted till December second of the same year -
The Trail of Tears
This also did not give a specific date, but it was started in 1831, and ended in 1877 -
The invention of the Telegraph
Although it was invented in 1837 the first message, "What hath God Wrought?" was sent on May 24th 1844 -
The Panic of 1837
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The Mexican American War
This lasted till February 2nd 1848 -
The compromise of 1850
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The Firing of Fort Sumter
This ended the next day April 13th 1861 -
The Emancipation Proclamation
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the surrender at appomattox court house
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Abraham Lincoln's assassination
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The 13th Amendment is ratified
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Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
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The 14th Amendment is ratified
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
No specific date given. Just from 1870-1911 -
The 15th amendment is ratified
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Invention of the Telephone
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The invention of the Electric light
Invented in 1879 and Patented on January 27th 1880 -
The Pullman and Homestead strikes
This lasted from May 11th 1894-July 20th 1894 -
The Spanish American War
This lasted from April 21st 1898 to December 10th of 1898 -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
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Invention of the Airplane
