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Spain ceded Puerto Rico and Cuba to US
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Spain sells Philippines to U.S. for $20 million
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Gold discovered in Yukon Territory
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Dominion of Canada created.
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U.S. bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 mil.
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13th amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.
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Civil War ends; President Lincoln assassinated
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Canadian smallpox killed 200,000 Indians
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U.S. Civil War began.
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Fire destroyed 11,000 homes in Montreal
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California Gold Rush began.
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U.S. - Mexican War.
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United States annexed Republic of Texas.
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Americans defeated at Battle of the Alamo.
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Guatemala declared independence.
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Florida ceded by Spain to the United States.
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Washington captured and burned by British
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Mexico declared indépendance from Spain