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The exchange of ideas, goods, animals, and diseases between the Old and New World (AHON).
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More than two horses would race and many people would place bets on which horse would win (horseracing.com).
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A boundary along the Appalachian mountains to keep natives from expanding into Native territory (AHON).
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The cotton gin, made by Eli Whitney, made cotton production easier and made the cotton industry boom (AHON).
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The fugitive slave law was created so that any slaves found without their owners would be returned to their owner (history.com)
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Lewis and Clark explored the newly acquired land from the Louisiana purchase.
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Andrew Jackson wanted more land for America, so he made a law that forced Native Americans to move to a certain part of the country (pbs.org)
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Baseball was invented in Cooperstown, New York (History.com).
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The minié ball was created in the civil war and it was a type of ammo.
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The Union States and the Confederate States split and went to war against each other (history.com).
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The 14th amendment was passed to grant birthright citizenship to all (history.com).
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The transcontinental railroad was created to link the United States and create a more advanced transportation system (HA).
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The first official Major League Baseball game was played.
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Wimbledon is a tennis tournament for only the most top tier tennis player in the whole world (history.com)
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The first modern Olympic games were played (olympic.org).
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After Russia had been struggling with using millions of troops and fighting a world war, they had to back out because theycould no longer afford to keep going. (http://www.bbc.com)
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The NFL was founded on August 20, 1920, in Canton, Ohio (History.com).
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Babe Ruth called his shot and hit a home run in the world series against the Chicago Cubs (baseballhall.org).
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After Hitler knew the war was over, and he knew that Nazi Germany was falling, he took his own life (History.com)
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Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to ever play in the MLB.
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The Marshall plan was a plan to help Europe recover from their devastation after WWII from the US (https://www.ourdocuments.gov)
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The Green Bay Packers won the first super bowl ever played in NFL history against the Kansas City Chiefs (history.com).
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The first Special Olympics were played (Eunicekennedyshriver.org).
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The Olympics had been held in many other countries before, but this was the first time they were in the United States (olympic.org)
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