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1492
Columbus Discovers America
Columbus Discovers America -
The Settlement of Jamestown
Jamestown, the first successful American settlement is founded. -
The French and Indian War
A war between the French and British with American Indians helping both sides. -
The Boston Tea Party
Revolutionaries dump out British tea because of the recent stamp tax. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the revolutionary war. -
The Declaration of Independence
The United States of America became a country -
The Battle of Yorktown
The British attacking Yorktown -
The Constitutional Convention
The U.S.A. discussing government weakness -
The invention of the cotton gin
A much easier way to process cotton -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Deporting foreigners -
The Louisiana Purchase
The biggest purchase of land ever. -
The War of 1812
The British attacked the U.S.A. -
The Missouri Compromise
In order to keep peace Missouri was made a slave state -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
Andrew Jackson became the 7th president of the U.S.A. -
The invention of the telegraph
The first machine for long distance communication -
The Panic of 1837
A large recession -
The Trail of Tears
The Cherokee Indians were forcibly removed from their land. -
The Mexican-American War
The war between The U.S.A. and Mexico for land. -
The Compromise of 1850
slavery made illegal in D.C. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The first shot of the civil war is fired -
The Emancipation Proclamation
slavery is abolished -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Lee surrenders -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated. -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
the 13th, 14th, 15th were ratified, getting rid of slavery and racism (on paper) -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Andrew Johnson was impeached. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
The union turned against the rail road corporation. -
The Spanish-American War
A war between the Americans and Spanish -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
Many modern day machines predecessors are invented -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
Standard oil is made illegal