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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Discovers America
Christopher Colombus Discovers America on his Voyage. -
Jamestown is Established
The First Settlement is Established: Jamestown -
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The French and Indian War
War breaks out with the Indians and the French -
Boston Tea Party
Boston protests Britain's Tea Tax -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord sparks The Revolutionary War -
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is signed and adopted -
The Battle of Yorktown
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The Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention is held to amend the Articles of Confederation -
Cotton Gin is Created
1793 was when he applied for it was given the patent in 1794, but was not validated till 1807 -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Laws were signed, but eventually were allowed to expire -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S buys Mideast part of the U.S from the French for $15 Million -
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The War of 1812
The War of 1812 breaks out between the U.S and Britain -
Missouri Compromise
Was made to balance the slavery states with the non-slavery states -
Andrew Jackson is inaugurated
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Invention of the Telegraph
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The Trail of Tears
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Panic of 1837
Financial Crisis in America -
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The Mexican-American War
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Compromise of 1850
A series of resolutions to keep the peace between the North and the South -
Firing on of Fort Sumter
The Firing on of Fort Sumter started the Civil War -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln frees all the slaves in the U.S -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The South surrenders to the North -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination
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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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13,14, and 15 Amendment
13th-1865, 14th-1868, and the 15-1870 -
The Standard Oil Trust
To become the largest Oil Refinery in the world -
Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone,
light-1879, telephone-1876, -
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Homestead and Pullman Strikes
The company declared it would not deal with union workers, Cut wages one fifth and increased hours from 8 to 12 -
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The Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
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Invention of Airplane