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Columbus travels from Spain to America.`
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The first permanent British settlement in North America.
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The French and Indian war began in 1754 and ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
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A street fight between a patriot mob and a squad of British soldiers.
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The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary war.
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An official document declaring independence from Britain.
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George Washington led the continental army in a battle against the British army in Yorktown, Virginia.
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39 delegates from 12 states signed the constitution in Philadelphia, PA
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George Washington took the oath as the first president of the United States
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Invention of a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from the seeds.
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United States purchased Louisiana from France
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Expedition to explore the land west of the Mississippi River.
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Defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British Naby.
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A fight between the Republic of Texas and Mexico. Mexico won
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The 13th amendment abolished slavery.
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He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while he was at a play in Washington DC.