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Jamestown is where Columbus and his men settled in at. The first kind of "boom town"
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The Mayflower came to America with many of pilgrams.
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The Pilgrams and the native Pokonoa supried attack on this other native american tribe.
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The british send more troops over to help fight the war.
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New York is capture by the British and people thought it would be a quick war in the British favor.
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By this time of the war there is only two cannon post that remain "useable"
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The British surrendered to end the war.
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The British troops take over a main port for trade and block off all goods coming in as well as goin out.
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The Boston MassacureA street fight between some patriots and some British troops. Ended up being a bad situation for the patriots
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this event happened because the rebels went on a ship and dumped out all the tea in the harbor.
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America is preparing for war by gathering supplies and soldiers. They also had a little training envovled too.
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Daniel Boone crosses through the cumberland gap which has not yet been passed threw.
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Boon crosses into the shawnee indian territory and they dont like it.
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The British are coming to Lexington and Concord to sieze all weapons. 60 americans and hundreds of British. No one knows who fired the first shot.
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After Lextiong and Concord they got more soldiers invovled and they are put threw training to prepare.
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Even more british troops come to fight the war.
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Delegates ratify the most importan document. the decloration of independence
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The british brought their navy in and were posted up in the harbor and they began to fire on New York.
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New York is now completely under fire and trying to hold the british back.
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General Burgullion surrenders which is a kind if turning point in the war.
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Stoben came to the U.S from russia and trained the troops to an even higher standard and they say that his methods stuck.
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the British try to pull a suprise attack on the U.S troops.
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The battle at Yorktown was an important battle won by the U.S troops.
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washingtonGeorge Washington was Inogerated as the very first president of the United States of America.
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cotton ginThe cotton gin was produced by Eli Whittney and it allowed people to make more cotton at less work.
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factoryBy the 1800s there were 900 factories spinning cotton alone. Cotton had expanded 56 times since the 1700s.
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tubmanShe freed over 300 blacks from slavery in her dream to be free.
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cowboysCowboys are on their last 20 years. They were made to run cattle from Texas to the railroad.
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indiana wilderness60 years later what was all forrest is now fertile farm land.
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trail of tearsPrresident Andrew Jackson pushed to pass a traety that relocated all the native americans that were west of the Mississippi. This was also known as the trail of tears.
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[Loisiana purchase](http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html)United states purchased the Lousiana Territory from France for $15 million.
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Lewis and ClarkPresident Jefferson sent his secretary who brought clark. they were assigned to explore farther west.
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Lewis and Clark- PacificThey reach the Pacific Ocean at the Columbia River mouth. One year six months and one day after leaving St. Louis Missouri in search of the Northwest Passage.
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Milk SicknessA sickness that causes death and came from cows eating poisinous plants.
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trappersTrappers pretty well paved the way through the west for pilgrims.
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Industrial RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution started after steam egines and after WWI.
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erie canalIt's proposed in 1808 and completed in 1825. Tthe canal links Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east.
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CottonCotton was the largest export by far. The US sold more cotton than all other countries combined.
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colt 45The Colt was considered to be the fastest gun in the west. Sam Colt was the inventor.
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alamoThe batttle lasted 13 days. From February 23 - March 6, 1836. The final battle of the Alamo in 1836 is the most celebrated military engagement in Texas history.
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women protest Women protest for equal pay for equal work.
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millionareIn 1840 the word millionare was first invented. The richest guy in town owned 45'000 acres.
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Fredrick DouglasHe was an African American who was one of the best human-rights leaders of the 19th century.
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New Orleans was considered ground zero for slave trade.
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Moorse codeThe Moorse code was a way to send messages to the army from distances. It worked by lights flashing and beats and how many times they each went.
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CaliforniaThe gold rush California jump when they grow from 15,000 to 100,000.
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Elisha Otis actually did not invent the elevator but he did invent the brake which made skyscrapers that much better.
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Harper's FerryJohn Brown tried to sieze Harper's Ferry but got beat by Robert E. Lee
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brownJohn Brown was caught and sentenced to die following his raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry
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lincolnLicoln won the election and became president.
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succeedSouth Carolina seceded from the Union. Within two months by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.
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Abraham Licoln was also inogerated at the same time.
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gettysburg addressthis was known as the most import speech that President Lincoln had ever given.
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railroadThe railroad hasn't yet reached Texas where thousands of cattle run free.
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railroadThe railroad was finially finished and in use. the railroad was used for alot of transportaion of steel.
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andrew carnagieCarnagee was the guy who founded an easier way to make steel and went big and made a steel factory in Pittsburg.
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Locust plagueThe locust Plage covered the skies in an all black looking way.
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price of the coltAround this time the Colt only cost around 17 dollars
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barbwireFarmers put up Barbed wire fences to keep the cowboys from running cattle through their fields.
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CarnagieCarnagee and his team finaly got to the point of testing the giant heater that melts the steel. It burns so hot that it good desintgrate a human in seconds.
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Treaties371 treaties were made to try and get Indians off their reservations.
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The history of the incandescent light bulbThomas Edison invented the lightbulb. the most important part of the bulb is the carbonized cardboard filiment that makes it glow that can last up to forty hours.
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lightbulbEdison is so proud of his invention he can't help but show it off.
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standard timeStandard time was produced along with four different time zones.
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statue of libertythe statue of liberty was given to the U.S from France. It was made out of concrete and steel. the base was the biggest concrete structure in the U.S.
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steamboatsSteamboat began in America in 1787. John Fitch made the first successful trial of a 45 foot steamboat on the Delaware River.
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thomas burnsThomas Burns created the first national crime registry using mug shot to bring New York criminals to justice. He was considered to be the best cop by taking everything to the third degree.
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indiansOn this date the Sue Indians made their last stand and finially gave up.
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Roughly around half the population of Nebraska turned back east.
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lumber2 billion feet of lumber cut in Wisconsin only.
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horsesHorses were brought over from Europe. And now there is Mustang that run free.
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CatalougeSears published the first 700 page catalog.
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triangle buildingfireThey decided to build this triangle shaped building at the intersection of three streets. There was a lot of commotion going on about the building by saying that it created bad winds and they were damaging houses down the road. Also they kept complaining that it was gonna fall over.
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steelby the 1900's there was 11 million tons of steel in the U.S
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spindle topTexas first oil reserve. The Hamel brothers drilled for 2 months, 1100 feet and found oil.
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bread basketAmerica was considered the bread basket of the world because almost all the west was wheat. It was the first time america was able to feed itself.
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William mulhollandLA is running out of water. So now William Mulholland is in charge of finding a source of water to draw from.
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sewersat this point in time there was 4040 sewers in America
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fireThere was a fire at the Triangle Shirt Waste Factory building. The fire was completley extinguished in a half an hour. 164 people died.
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LA AqueductThe LA Aqueduct was completed. They pulled water from the Owens River Valley.
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assembly lineFord had enough investors to start a mass production on the model T. the assembly line made it possible for Ford to make a car in an hour and 33 minnutes. the price fell from a $1000t o $360.
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Roscoe shellerRoscoe became the best car salesman around by selling Tin Lizzies. He took the people for test drives. He sold to anyone that could reach the pedals. later he owned his own company selling Fords.
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The Great migrationFrom 1915 to 1970 more than 6 million african american moved from southern cities to the northeast and midwest.
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EugineOn a michigan lake beach Eugione Williams and friends were playing on a raft and white people were throwing rocks at him and he died and started the Chicago Race Riot.
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hoover damThe Hoover Dam was built by Frank "hurry up" Crow. The dam was finished a couple years ahead of the time it was expected to be done. Said to be the largest dam ever built.
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radioThe Radio was a big thing in the thirty because it gave people around the U.S the ability to know what was goin on.
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radarRadar was used in Pearl Harbor and is still in use by the military to this date.
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dust bowlThe Dust Bowl started in the west where Louise(big vegas actress) and her daughter were caught in the middle of it. it spread from Colorado to the Atlantic Ocean at a spped of 65 MPH.
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joeJoe Louis fought a German for the number 1 contender for the heavy weight champ.
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joe louisJoe Louis had demanded for a rematch and one within the first round. This was a significant fight because it marked the beggining of WWII.
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jeepit was a small, four-wheel drive vehicle that was 37" high. It was produced by the American Bantam Car Co.,
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RushmoreMount Rushmore was built by Doane Robinson to honor the people sculpted on it.
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pearl harbor183 Japanese fighter and bomber planes blow up the U.S Naval Base.
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bombingB-17 planes go for some high altitude percision bombing to take out German Rail Yard.
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