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Columbus finds and sets foot in America.
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Roanoke colonists settle, but then disappear mysteriously. Known as the 'Lost Colony.'
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Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, is founded.
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Pilgrims off of the Mayflower settle in Plymouth Colony.
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French and Indian War begins.
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French and Indian War ends.
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The British Government pass the Stamp and Quartering Acts. the Quartering Act was for soldiers of the Crown to house in colonists homes. Stamp Act was tax on all paper.
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Street fight. A mob assaulted British troops. Troops fired on the mob and the media blew it out of proportion.
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American colonists protested the British taxes by throwing tea into the Boston Harbor.
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13 colonies met up to discuss and protest the Intolerable Acts that the Parliament had passed.
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Revolutionary War begins. Paul Revere rides and warns Americans of oncoming British troops.
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the Declaration of Independence is signed and adopted by Congress. The colonies become free.
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the Battle of Saratoga, Valley Forge takes place.
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the Articles of Confederation are ratified.
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The Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War.
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the Constitution is adopted.
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George Washington becomes America's first president.
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Bill of Rights is added to the Constitution. Becomes the first ten amendments.
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Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin. Neutrality Proclamation also occurs.
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Washington gives his farewell address and John Adams is elected president.
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Jefferson becomes president and Adams elects the "midnight judges." they were later recalled.
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Jefferson surprises everyone with the Louisiana Purchase.
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Lewis and Clark set out on their expedition to explore the newly purchased Louisiana territory.
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James Madison is elated president. African slave trade ends.
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the War of 1812 begin against Great Britain and The United States of America.
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Andrew Jackson leads American troops and defeats the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
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James Monroe gives a speech to Congress which later becomes known as the Monroe Doctrine.
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the Battle of Alamo occurs in Texas. Texas becomes independent. Martin Van Buren is elated president.
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Cherokee tribes and others are forced to walk the path to Indian Territory. Over 3,000 die. Later became known as Trail of Tears.
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the war between Mexico and America begins. it ends in 1847.
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Gold is discovered in California. This spurs the Gold Rush and more westward expansion.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected president. South Carolina also secedes.
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The Civil War begins. the Confederacy is founded. Fort Sumter and Bull Run battles take place.
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president Lincoln frees the slaves in the south by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. The battle of Gettysburg and Vicksburg take pace.
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the Civil War comes to a halt when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders. Lincoln is also assented at the Ford Theatre. Slavery is banned by the 13th Amendment.