U.S. History

  • Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus first lands in the Americas.

  • The founding of Jamestown.

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    The Revolutionary War.

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The U.S. Constitution is written.

  • The Louisiana Purchase.

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise.

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    The Mexican-American War.

  • Compromise of 1850

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    The American Civil War.

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    Reconstruction Era.

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    The Gilded Age

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