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In the early days of October 12th, 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed as he was, he landed in the Bahamas. This was documented as the first European contact with Americans
the purpose of Christopher's voyage was to find a westward route to Asia. He departed in the search on August 3rd of 1492. The ships he used were called Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria. When he landed in San Salvador (the Bahamas) it was then October 12th, 1492. Once he got here he believed that he had reached the east indies -
Jamestown was the first permitted English colony in North America. The Virginia Company of London found it on May 13th, 1607, with 401 men and boys that arrived on 3 ships. Jamestown was named in honor of King James I.
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This war was a North American conflict between great britain and France. this was part of a larger global conflict, it was known as the 7 years' war. The main issue to this war was control of the Ohio river valley. both sides of them formed alliances with different native American tribes. In the end the Great Britain people had won
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The Boston Tea Party was a significant act of political protest. It took place in December of 1773 at Griffin's Wharf, which is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The people that were involved in this were American colonists (many of which were disguised as Mohawk Indians). A group of colonial merchants and tradesmen led by Samuel Adams, organized the Boston Tea Party to protest British taxation and undermine British rule.
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This was the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War. The British Objective was to seize weapons and munitions believed to be stored in the British forces in Boston. The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the Revolutionary War, demonstrating the colonists' willingness to fight for their rights and galvanizing support for the independence movement.
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The Declaration of Independence was made to show that Americans have free will
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The Battle of Yorktown was a crucial engagement of the American Revolutionary war. this event took place in the fall of 1781. After shifting focus to the Southern colonies the British under Cornwallis established a base at Yorktown, Virginia, hoping for naval support and resupply.
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The Constitutional Convention was a gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen American states, the only one not to be there was Rhode island. the event took place in Philadelphia of 1787. The primary purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation, However, the delegates ultimately decided to create an entirely new framework for government, resulting in the United States Constitution.
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Cotton gin was originally invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, revolutionizing cotton processing by efficiently separating seeds from the cotton fiber. The invention dramatically increased cotton production and solidified cotton as the South's dominant cash crop. although, it also led to a significant rise in slave labor and intensified the debate surrounding slavery, soon contributing to the American Civil War.
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The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States people and the French people, the U.S. acquired a massive territory of 828,000 square miles west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. This purchase was finalized in 1803, effectively doubled the size of the United States. The territory acquired included land that would later become part or all of 15 states.
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These three inventions dramatically transformed society. Thomas Edison created the light bulb. Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone. And the Wright brothers built the first working airplane.
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The War of 1812 was between the United States and Great Britain, with the conflict stemming from a variety of issues including trade restrictions, impressment of American sailors, and British support for Indigenous peoples in the Northwest Territory. The war, had significant consequences for both nations and contributed to the development of national identities.
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The Missouri Compromise was a United States Congressional agreement enacted in 1820 that addressed the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, therefore maintaining the balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate. Additionally, it prohibited slavery in the remaining Louisiana Purchase territories north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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The telegraph was made to be the first type of phone. While the concept of transmitting information across distances existed in rudimentary forms, the electric telegraph, pioneered by Samuel Morse and his collaborators, provided a truly transformative and efficient method.
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Andrew Jackson's first presidential election victory occurred in 1828, defeating incumbent John Quincy Adams. The election marked the beginning of the Jacksonian democracy era, characterized by a more populist and unified form of government. Jackson's win in 1828 was a landslide, but his initial attempt in 1824 was unsuccessful, as he did not secure enough electoral votes to win outright, leading to the election being decided by the House of Representatives.
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The Panic of 1837 was a severe financial crisis in the United States that triggered a major economic depression lasting until the mid-1840s. It was characterized by bank failures, a contraction of credit, business failures, unemployment, and a decline in prices.
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The U.S.-Mexican War, fought between 1846 and 1848, was a conflict primarily over the annexation of Texas and subsequent territorial disputes. The United States ultimately won, acquiring vast territories that today comprise parts of other states.
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The Compromise of 1850 was a series of five laws passed by the U.S. Congress to address the issue of slavery and territorial expansion. It was aimed to ease tensions between the North and the South. The key components included California's admission as a free state, the organization of Utah and New Mexico territories with popular sovereignty on slavery, the end of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
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Theodore Roosevelt became president on September 14, 1901, following the assassination of President William McKinley. He was 42 years old the time he became president, making him the youngest person to assume the U.S. presidency. Roosevelt was McKinley's vice president and ascended to the presidency upon McKinley's death.
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The Amendments, known as the "Reconstruction Amendments", they were passed between 1865 and 1870 to address the aftermath of the Civil War, particularly the rights of formerly enslaved people. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship and guaranteed equal protection under the law, overturning the Dred Scott decision. The 15th Amendment prohibited denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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This was the beginning of the American Civil War. The bombardment lasted for 34 hours, and despite no casualties on either side, the fort eventually surrendered at a point. This event united the North and led to President Lincoln calling for troops to suppress the rebellion.
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The Emancipation Proclamation, was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states were now able to be free
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This was marked as the effective end of the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee, facing insurmountable odds and dwindling resources, surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. The meeting took place in the McLean House, where the terms of surrender were finalized.
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer at the time. The assassination took place at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., while Lincoln was attending a performance of "Our American Cousin". John Wilkes, who had been planning the attack for months, shot Lincoln in the head and then leaped onto the stage, shouting "Sic semper tyrannis" (a Latin phrase meaning "thus always to tyrants") before escaping.
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By pooling the stocks of various Standard Oil companies into a trust, John D. Rockefeller and his associates created a powerful entity that dominated oil refining and distribution. This structure allowed Standard Oil to circumvent legal limitations on corporate ownership and achieve significant market dominance.
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The Spanish-American War was a conflict between Spain and the United States. It was primarily focused on Cuba and the Philippines. The war resulted in the United States acquiring several Spanish territories and emerging as a global power.