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Columbus brings evidence of the New World which begins Europe's colonization of the Americas.
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Ponce DeLeon begins the first colony in what is now mainland America in what is now Florida.
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Fernando de Magallanes discovers a way to sail all the way around the world, and two years later the journey is completed.
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The Aztecs fall after a three-year war with Cortez.
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The Scientific Revolution begins with Copernicus and his revolutionary thoughts and views.
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The Virginia Company settles in Jamestown.
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The first tobacco crop is planted, which will eventually become a staple in The United States.
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The first Thanksgiving is celebrated between natives and settlers.
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The Plymouth settling is established in the U.S.
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony is founded in modern-day Massachusetts.
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New Amsterdam is seized from the Dutch by the English and is renamed New York.
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Nathaniel Bacon attacks natives and ignites hatred between the two groups.
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Colonists sign a treaty with The Iriquois nation to prevent them from allying with The French.
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French/Indian forces destroy Deerfield.
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The French and Indian war begins.
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The French and Indian War comes to an end.
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British troops fired on a rock-throwing crowd, inciting anger between The Colonies and England.
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Americans disguised as Indians throw tea into the harbor to protest the taxes that England had given them.
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Due to growing conflict between Bostonians and England Martial law is instituted in Massachusetts.
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Minute-Men begin and prepare to fight against the British.
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The Revolutionary War begins with battles in Lexington and Concord. Guerilla warfare is introduced on a large scale to the English following this.
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George Washington becomes Commander-in-Chief of the Continental army.
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British forces win the Battle of Breeds Hill.
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The Declaration of Independence is signed and The United States of America begins, declaring Independence from England and starting under the thirteen colonies.
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American forces led by George Washington cross the Delaware River into Trenton on Christmas.
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The First U.S. Flag is approved by the Continental Congress
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American and French forces win the battle of Yorktown.
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The American Revolutionary War ends and England leaves the newly founded United States to be- for now.
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Following the end of the Revolutionary War, The Continental Army disbands.
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The Continental Congress adopts the dollar.
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The Constitution replaces the Articles of Confederation and American rights' are put in ink.
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The U.S. Army is established in The United States.
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Goerge Washington is voted as the 1st U.S. President.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is established in The United States.
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The Bill of Rights is ratified by 3/4 of the states.
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The United States establishes a draft.
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The U.S. Postal service is established.
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The United States establishes the mint.
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Troops under George Washington are sent to stop an uprising that started due to citizens resisting a liquor tax.
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The United States Navy is formed.
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John Adams is sworn in as the 2nd President of The United States.
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United States Marine Corps is created.
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The 11th Amendment is added to the U.S. constitution.
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Washington D.C. becomes the Capital of The Untied States.
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Thomas Jefferson becomes the third U.S. President
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The Louisiana Territory was purchased by Thomas Jefferson from Napoleon and was a massive territory that the French had laid claim to. This allowed the United States to expand its borders further west.
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The 12th Amendment is passed by congress.
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Lewis and Clark begin their expedition to The Lousiana Territory.
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Lewis and Clark finish their expedition and reach the Pacific Ocean.
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The British attacked The United States less than thirty years after they initially signed for peace.
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The Star Spangled Banner is made the National Anthem.
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The British burned Washington D.C. and The White House.
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The Treaty of Ghent is signed, ending the war of 1812.
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Andrew Jackson defeats British forces after the treaty for peace is signed.
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James Monroe says he will stay away from Europe but that he expects Europeans to stay away from America.
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Andrew Jackson is sworn in as the 7th U.S. President.
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Indian Territory is established in what is now Oklahoma.
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Texas, after fighting its Revolution, join the Union and expand the American borders.
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The Mexican-American war begins.
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Ends the Mexican-American war and allows the United States to further expand.
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Harriett Tubman uses the Underground Railroad to escape from slavery.
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The first state in the Union to Secede and join the confederation is South Carolina.
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The American Civil War begins which will cause pain and devastation in the United States for four years.
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Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as the 16th President of the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln's famous speech is given, which is extremely significant in the later civil rights movement.
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The deadliest battle of The American Civil war happened which changes the tide of the war in favor of the North.
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Northern United States forces begin the march to the sea.
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The American Civil War ends with Lee surrendering to Grant at Appomattox Court House.
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The United States purchases Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars.
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The United States Annexes the Midway Islands.
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14th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
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Ulysses S. Grant is made the 18th President of the United States of America.
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Transcontinental Railroad is completed in Promontory Point, Utah.
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The 15th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
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Custer and his soldiers are killed by the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne.