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Portugal became a leader in world exploration.
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Portugese navigotor Bartolomeu Dias led an expidition from Portugal southward along the African Coast
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Columbus's three ships set sail.
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Columbus found an unknown island which he called San Salvador (Holy Savior)
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Amerigo Vespucci led a spanish fleet to South America
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Juan Ponce de Leon landed on the island of Puerto Rico
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Spanish government legalized the sale of slaves in colonies.
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Juan Ponce de Leon discovered the caost of Florida.
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King Henry VIII founded the Church of England or the Angelican Church.
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A company of english merchants asked King James I for the rights to establish a settlement.
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King James I granted the request of the company to settle in Virginia.
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John Rolfe married Pocahantus, daughter of Powhaten leader.
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Pocahontas died in England while visiting with John Rolfe.
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A Dutch ship brought the first slaves to Virginia.
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Colonist killed Powhattan leader ( Pocahontas's Father).
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Dutch West Indian Company set 30 families to settle in New Netherlands.
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Peter Minuit bought Manhattan Island from Native Americans for $24.
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Spanish Empire in the Americas has grown to about 3-4 million people.
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Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette set out to sail to find the great river of Mississippi.
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The first colonial boycott, people refused to buy British goods in New York.
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Colonist disguised as Indians sneaked onto 3 tea filled ships and dumped 340 chest of tea into the Boston Harbor
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Deligates from 12 colonies met again in Philadelphia. for the second continental congress.
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Continental Congress approved Declaration of Independence and the USA was born.
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While a winter storm was lashing, Washington and 24,000 soldiers silently rowed across the icy Delaware River.
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The second continental congress passed the article of confedaration.
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Mary Ludwig Hays (Molly Pitcher) took place loading cannons when her husband died.
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France entered war, French leaders presented him with a small fleet of 7 vessels. He also named the flag ship Benjamin Franklin.
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Slavery became legal in all colonies.
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New England colonies were taking steps to end slavery.
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Cornwalls sent a drummer ad a soldier with a white flag to surrender to Washington camp.
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In the treaty of Paris, Great Britain recognized the independance of the USA.
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Delaware became the first state to ratify the constitution.
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New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
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This act created 3 levels of Federal Court and defined powers and relationship to the state courts.
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Federalist John Adam and Charles St. Pickney ran against Democratic Republicans.
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Before handling Lousiana to France, Spain closed New Orleans to American Shipping.
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The senate approved Louisana Purchase agreement which roughly doubled the size of the USA.
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The president asked congress to fund an expidition to explore the west.
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Lewis and Clark expidition began the long journey to explore Lousiana Purchase.
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New Jersey took away the right for women to vote.
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The Boston Manufacturing campany, Lowells first textile mill opened in Waltham, Massaucheuts.
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Cumberland Road was the first road built my federal government.
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A company built a larger mill in Massuchuets town later named Lowell.
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Northern Manufactures began to demand a tariff imported woolen goods.
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The removal of Native Americans who lived in the east of the Mississippi to lands in the west.
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A severe economic depression.
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Americans began to move west lured by rich resources and mild climate.
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80,000 people moved to California because of the "Gold Fever".
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About 30,000 miles of railroad linked almost every major city in Eastern USA.
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The demand for coal increased as the demand for steel grew.