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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Finds America
Columbus left the Spanish port of Palos with 3 ships on August 3, 1492. They arrived in the Americas on October 12, 1492. -
Beginning of the French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was a war between Britain and France over control over North America. The British won. -
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Industrial Revolution
The industrial Revolution was a period when the way of manufacturing things was shifting from human-power to machine power. It was the shift to new manufacturing processes. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against Britians new taxes on the colonists tea and other goods. The colonists destroyed an entire shipment of tea and dumped it into the Boston Harbor. -
Start of the Revolutionary War
The American Revolution started when the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord. The colonists were upset with their rulers in England, and wanted to overthrow them. -
The Writing of the Constitution
The constitution was written by the colonists after defeating Britian in the revolutionary war. It is the fundamental framework of the system of government in the United States. -
13 Original Colonies
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 13th and final original colony of the United States. -
Lewis and Clark begin Their Expedition
President Jefferson decided to send Lewis and Clark on an exploratory expedition to explore the territory, establish trade with the natives, and look for a waterway from the US to the pacific ocean. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a law that stated that slavery was prohibited north of the southern border of Missouril. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was when the government wanted to repeal the Missouri Compromise and rather than have slavery allowed in the south, and not in the north, they were going to allow the states to choose for themselves whether or not they wanted slavery.