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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
When Christopher Columbus explored the America( wasn't a thing yet) and founded America. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
When 100 people came and made this settlement. -
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The French and Indian War
The British wanted more so they had to fight for it. -
The Boston Tea Party
Americans were protesting of the high taxes the king was giving to them. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
When Boston was fighting Americans because America wanted there freedom. -
The Declaration of Independence
When America declared freedom from Britain -
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The Battle of Yorktown
Was the last battle that ended the revolutionary war. -
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The Constitutional Convention
When they started brainstorming for the constitution. -
The invention of the cotton gin
Was an amazing invention for slaves. It made work easier, I mean it wasn't good they had slavery but now its easier for them. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
They made that because they feared that French that lived in America would start fighting for the french. -
The Louisiana Purchase
They bought it from Napoleon because we needed land -
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The War of 1812
America was sneaking weapons and Great Britain found out -
The Missouri Compromise
The north and the south states. ( The ( Slave states) South ( No slaves) North -
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
He got elected for Pres. . -
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The invention of the telegraph
Samuel Morse mad the telegraph. Morse Code -
The Trail of Tears
When the Americans forced Native Americans to go somewhere else. -
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The Panic of 1837
everything went down, profits, wages, and just everything. -
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The Mexican-American War
They wanted more land -
The Compromise of 1850
They heard slaves were escaping so they made a rule that if you found an escaped slave you can put them in jail and you would get money. -
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
when the south fired on Fort Sumter and killed everyone inside. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
No more Slaves!!!. Everyone was free. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The largest oil company in the world -
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
13th-1865 14th-1868 15-1870. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
It happened at Petersen House, Washington, D.C. At a Play. By John Wilkes Booth. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
He basically got kicked out of office for high crimes. -
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The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
Electric light- October 14, 1878 by Thomas Edison Telephone- Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 and the Airplane- December 17, 1903 by Wilbur and Orville Wright. -
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
Increased work by 8 to 12 hours and got paid less -
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The Spanish-American War
America's support the fight by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor. So they had no idea who might have done it. -
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
He was elected president