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Mayflower Compact
The settlers traveling on the Mayflower make an agreement to do all that they can as a people to live for God's will and the whims of King James. -
Rhode Island Anti-Slavery
In 1652 Rhode Island passed the first anti-slavery law. -
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a battle for the control oveer the Ohio River Valley area. This war was followed by the Proclamation of 1763 effectively making the war seem pointless. -
Proclamation of 1763
The order put in olace barring americans from moving onto the land they had just fought for in the French and Indian War. -
Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions
On May 30, 1765 the House of Burgesses adopted four resolutions to the effects of the stamp act -
The Cotton Gin
In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. -
The Trail of Tears
In 1838 men, women, and children were marched from their homes in the southern states of the United States and into the Oklahoma
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Reconstruction Era
The time period after the Civil War where the south would be reintegrated into the union. -
14th amendment
In 1868 the fourteenth amendment passes and the first African american congressmen is elected. -
Ellis Island
In 1892, Ellis Island opened as a federal processing center for immigrants wanting to live the American Dream. -
Model T Ford
The Model T Ford was a pioneer in the world of automobiles as it was for a time, the only affordable car. -
To Start a World War
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina by a Serbian nationalists. Leading to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia and World War One. -
National Origins Act of 1924
The National Origins Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed in the United States. -
The invention of penicillin
In 1928 Alexander Fleming made the discovery of the life saving antibiotic penicilin. -
The Atomic Bomb
On August 6 of 1945 America drops the atomic as an act to end World War Two for good. -
The Iron Curtain Speech
In March of 1946 Winston Churchill gives the iron curtain speech at a n american highschool sending a message to the countries of the world about the threat of communism. -
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The Development of a Measles Vaccine
John Enders a notable scientist takes the measles-infected David Edmonston allowing him and his to study the virus and develop a vaccine by 1963. A more effective vaccine being brought into use in 1968. -
Checkers Computer Software
Computer scientist Arthur Samuel created computer software able to beat a world-renowned checkers player. -
World's First Heart Transplant
In 1967 Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first heart transplant on Groote Schuur. -
Frost-Resistant Crops
Australian scientists discover a possible way to make crops frost resistant.