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Founding of Jamestown
On may 13 english colonist picked jamestown to start a settlement, which was named after King James I -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of lexington and concord were the first military conflicts in the american revolutionary war -
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The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
This is one of the most important event in American history when 56 members of the second continental congress started signing the declaration in philadelphia. -
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The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The point of the convention was to decide how the new U.S. government would be governed but the original reason the convention was called was to revise the articles of the confederation. -
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The Election of 1800
The 1800 United States election was the 4th presidential election, where Democrat-Republican Thomas Jefferson defeated federalist John adams by a 73 to 65 electoral vote but when president and vice president casted their votes they failed to distinguish their ballots -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a purchase of land by the united states of the territory of louisiana and the US paid 18$ per square mile -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise allowed for missouri to pass by US Congress as the 24th state in the US. this led to the build up to the civil war -
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The Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was a confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government to void within the state federal tariffs of 1828 -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
The Confederate States of America attacked the United States military garrison at Fort Sumter, No deaths but this conflict started the beginning of the American Civil War -
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The American Civil War
The American Civil War was fought between the union and the confederacy. They fought because of slavery and the expansion of slavery into other states. -
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The Dakota War
was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of eastern Dakota also known as the Santee Sioux. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was attending a play at Ford's theatre in Washington D.C. Actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box and fatally shot lincoln -
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans -
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Battle of Little BIghorn
A conflict between Native American and US troops where the native americans defeated the US army