American History

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  • Christopher Columbus Sailed West in Search of China
    1492

    Christopher Columbus Sailed West in Search of China

  • Hernando Cortez traveled to Mexico and met the Aztecs
    1519

    Hernando Cortez traveled to Mexico and met the Aztecs

  • Jamestown, Virginia

    Jamestown, Virginia

    The First Successful English Colony
  • The Salem Witch Trials

    The Salem Witch Trials

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • George Washington is Elected General of the Continental Army

    George Washington is Elected General of the Continental Army

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence is Signed

    The Declaration of Independence is Signed

  • The Constitution is Signed

    The Constitution is Signed

  • George Washington is Elected President

    George Washington is Elected President

    The vote was unanimous.
  • The Cotton Gin was Invented

    The Cotton Gin was Invented

  • President Adams was Elected

    President Adams was Elected

  • Labor unions started

    Labor unions started

  • Lewis and Clarke

    Lewis and Clarke

    They went on an Expedition to Explore the West

  • The War of 1812 Between the US and the UK

  • The Battle of Bladensburg

    The Battle of Bladensburg

  • The California Gold Rush

  • Steam Power in Use

    Steam Power in Use

  • The American Civil War

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    The American Civil War

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    Homesteading in the Plains

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    Reconstruction

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    Cattle Drives in the Great Plains

  • Alaska Purchased

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    Massive immigration to America

  • Carnegie builds steel mill

    Carnegie builds steel mill

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    Plains Wars

  • First telephone conversation -

    Alexander Graham Bell
  • Edison invents electric lightbulb

    Edison invents electric lightbulb

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    Electricity for cities

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    Jim Crow Laws Created

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    Progressive Era

  • The Panic of 1893

  • Hawaii Becomes US posession

  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War

  • The US Gains Control of Puerto Rico and other Pacific Islands

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • Wright brothers make the first airplane

    Wright brothers make the first airplane

  • Henry Ford builds cars on assembly line

    Henry Ford builds cars on assembly line

  • U.S. opens the Panama Canal

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    World War I

  • Russian Revolution

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    World war II

  • First atomic bomp exploded

    First atomic bomp exploded

  • Beginning of the Cold War

    Beginning of the Cold War

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    World-wide depression

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    Korean War

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    American Civil Rights Movement

  • The Cuban Revolution

    The Cuban Revolution

  • Assassination of President Kennedy

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    Vietnam War

  • First Transcontinental Railroad

    First Transcontinental Railroad

  • Collapse of Communism in Europe

    Collapse of Communism in Europe

  • The US Becomes a World Power

    The US Becomes a World Power

  • End of the Cold War in the Soviet Union

  • Formation of the European Union

  • 9/11 Happens

  • EU Adopts the Euro

    EU Adopts the Euro

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    Iraq War

  • Election of President Barack Obama

    Election of President Barack Obama

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