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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus
Christopher Columbus departs for his first voyage -
Jan 1, 1500
Turn of Century
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Period: Sep 6, 1519 to Nov 13, 1522
Magellan
Magellan's voyage -
Jul 1, 1521
Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon dies (Date not accurate) -
Aug 13, 1521
Aztec empire falls
Cortes defeats the aztec empirre -
Nov 16, 1532
Pizarro
Francisco Pizzaro fights the battle of Cajamarca -
Period: Jan 1, 1540 to Dec 31, 1542
Coronado
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's expedition to find the seven cities of Cibola (months not accurate on both dates) -
Sep 28, 1542
Cabrillo
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo reaches California -
Jun 22, 1564
Fort Caroline
The French build Fort Caroline -
Roanoke
The first Roanoke colony (month not accurate) -
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Jamestown
Jamestown is established as James Fort (Uses NS Date ) -
Plymouth
The Mayflower lands (month not accurate) -
Thanksgiving
The first thanksgiving (Date unknown; estimate) -
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Puritans
Puritan uprising in the new world(months not accurate) -
Mary Dyer
Mary Dyer is hanged -
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Witch trials
The Salem witch trials (dates not accurate) -
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Franklin
Ben Franklin is born -
Georgia
Georgia is founded(month not accurate) -
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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war (months not accurate) -
Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party
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First Continental Congress
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The Shot Heard Round' the World
The first shot is fired at Lexington -
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Revolutionary War
The American Revolution -
Bunker Hill
The battle of the hills -
Second Continental Congress
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Declaration of independence
The Declaration is announced to the public -
Crossing the Delaware
Washington crosses the Delaware river -
Yorktown
The British surrender -
Seal
United States official seal is created (date not accurate) -
Constitution
The Constitution is completed and signed -
Washington
Washington elected -
Franklin RIP
Ben Franklin dies -
Bill of rights
Bill of rights goes into effect -
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John Adams
John Adams is the second president (months not accurate) -
Alien and Sedition acts
The acts are passed(approximation) -
Washington RIP
George Washington dies -
Turn of Century
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Marbury v. Madison
Supreme court case that created judicial review -
Louisiana Purchase
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Lewis and Clark
The Lewis and Clark Expedition (dates not accurate) -
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War of 1812
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson is President (date not accurate) -
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Texas
The Texas revolution -
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Seminole war
The second Seminole war -
The Alamo
The battle of the Alamo (Texas revolution) -
Texas 2
Texas joins the Union -
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth delivers the speech "Ain't I a Woman" -
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Civil War
The American Civil War -
Emancipation proclamation
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Gettysburg address
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John wilkes booth
Lincoln is shot -
Promitory point
Railroad is completed -
Lightbulb
First successful test @ menlo park -
Chinese exclusion act
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Plessy v ferguson decided
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Turn of the Century
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The wizard of oz