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Diaz found the successful route around the tip of Africa.
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A new world was founded by Columbus. It was called the most successful faliures in history.
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The treaty that was signed between Spain and Portugal. Gave them both what they thought was equal land.
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First European to reach India through the Atlantic Ocean.
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Balboa claims all lands touched by the Pacific Ocean for Spain.
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Ponce de Leon expolers the "untouched" land of Florida.
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Magellan's vessel completes circumnavigation of the world.
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Verrazano explores eastern seaboard of North America for France.
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Pizarro crushes the Inca Empire in the year of 1532.
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Jacques Cariter explored north, up the St. Lawrence River.
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De Soto explores the Southeast and discovers the Mississippi River.
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Cabrillo explores the coast of Califorina for Spain.
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The spaniards build a fortress at Saint Augustine.
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Spanish under Onate conquer Pueblo peoples of Rio Grande valley.
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King James's first permanent settlement in North America.
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The Spanish found New Mexico.
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The first meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses which consisted of 22 men.
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Known as the King Phillip war. The war started in Massahusetss.
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The Pueblo rebels destroyed every Catholic church.
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French expedition down Mississippi River under La Salle.
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Johnathan Edwards starts the Great Awakening
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The Zenger free-press trial was going on in New York.
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George Whitefield spreads the Great Awakening.
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The war of Jenkins's Ear was fought at this time.
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This was the war of Austrian Succession.
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This year, the Princeton College was founded.
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Washington battles French on the frontier.
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The Albany Congress was formed.
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Also known as the Seven Years' War.
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Braddock gets defeated at Fort Duquesne.
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Pitt emerges as leader of British government.
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The Battle of Quebec.
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French Fort Niagara is captured by the English.
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Britain vetoes South Carolina anti-slave trade measures.
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The Brown College was founded.
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Paxton Boys march on Phildelphia.
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The peace begins in Paris.
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The Proclaimation of 1763.
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Chief Pontiac's uprising began.
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The Sugar Act happened in 1764.
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The Quartering Act happened in the year of 1765.
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The stamp act happened in the year of 1765.
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The Stamp Act Congress was the group of men who discussed the Stamp Act.
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In 1766 the Declaratory Act took place.
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The townshend acts were passed in 1767.
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The New York legislature was suspended by Parliament.
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British troops occupied Boston.
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Serra founded the first California mission at San Diego.
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The Boston Massacre was a bloody battle.
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The Committies of Correspondence was formed.
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British East India Company granted a tea monopoly.
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The intolerable acts were started in 1774.
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The battles were all bloody and bad.
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The second continental congress was to discuss everything that they had revised at the first one.
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Thomas Jefferson fnished the Declaration of Independence this year.
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Battle of Brandywine
Battle of Germantown
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This was the formation of the French-American alliances.
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many victories were accomplished by Clark.
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This was a fight over the kings thrown.
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This was a Treaty formed in Paris,
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The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson.
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Cooper publishes "The Spy", which is his first successful novel.
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This Battle was fought by McClellan. It was the first major battle of the Civil War.
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This plan was created by McClellan. It was also a battle during the Civil War.
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Southern ship was the Merrimack. The northern ship was the Monitor. The Monitor was a very small wooden ship, while the Merrimack was a huge steel ship.
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The Battle of Chancellorsville was led by General Grant.
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The Battle of Gettysburg was led by General Meade.
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Vicksburg was won the day after the battle of Gettysburg,
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This stated that the northern states were slave free but the border states could decide. If the south would happen to take over a northern state it would have to remain slave free.
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After hearing of the fall of Vicksburg, the Confederate garrison of Port Hudson surrendered.
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Lincoln comes up with the 10% plan.
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Lincoln ended up defeating McClellan for presidency.
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Tecumseh Sherman marched his men through Atlanta, Georgia.
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The wilderness campaign was General Grants idea.
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This was one of the final battles of the Union War.
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This said that 50% of congress had to vote the state back in but this bill was vetoed by Lincoln.
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Lee surrenders to General Grant. This ended the Civil War.
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John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln.
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Congress refuses to seat the southern congressmen.
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Most of the southern states pass the black codes law.
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Johnson issues the Reconstruction Proclamation.
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The Freedmens Bureau is established. This gave free black men some of the same rights as white men.
