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Mississippian Indians arrive in Tennessee for the first time.
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The Paleo Indians arrive in North America for the first time.
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Christopher Columbsus separates the new world from the old world in 1492.
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Hernando de Soto lands in Florida in 1539.
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De Soto comes to Tampa Bay in 1539 with a select group of soldiers from Spain and Portugal.
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Henry de Soto dies near Memphis,and his troops dump his body into a river so his death remains a mystery.
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The English,starting in 1607, settled along the coast of the Atlantic from Massachusetts to the Carolinas.
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Jamestown was established by ENglan.
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In 1608, the French settled in Quebec. It was founded by Sam De Champlain, who is known as "The Father of New France".
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Cherokee Indians help Americans during the Revolutionary War.
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The Bill of Rights is created and passed in 1791.
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In 1793, Eli Whitney invented to cotton gin which made the South's economy flourish and was leading event to the Industrial Revolution.
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The Alien Sedition Acts restricted certain rights to different groups of people.
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The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of Louisiana from the French.
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The Embargo Act of 1807 was an American law restricting American ships from engaging in foreign trade between the years of 1807 and 1812.
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John Quincy Adams wrote the Monroe Doctrine and it was passed in 1823. It stated that any attempt to enter America would be seen as a threat or act of war.
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The Tariff of 1828, was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828. It was named the Tariff of Abominations becuase it stopped the south from selling their goods to other places.
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In 1831, Native Americans were forced out of their homes,and told to move west becuase they would be happier there. Many died on this journey from diesease and starvation.
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Texas gains independence from Mexico in 1836