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Oct 11, 1492
The Discovery of America
Christopher Columbus found what is now called the Bahamas. -
Jamestown Settlement
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French and Indian War
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The Boston Tea Party
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The Declaration of Independence
56 men signed the declaration of independance. -
Battle of Concord and Lexinngton
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The Constitutional Convention
A series of meetings to create a new government instead of fixing the old one. 25 May-September 17, 1787 -
The Battle of York Town
General George Washington and troops surround the british troops, and fire at the 24/7 for three days till they surrender on October 19, 1781. -
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The Battle of York Town
General Washington and troops bombarded General Cornwalis day and night, then Cornwallis surrendered. -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
A michanical cotton gin was invented in the U.S., by Eli Whitney. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts gave John Adams the power to strip people of the right to publish scandalous or mean spirited papers. -
The Louisiana Purchase
America purchases a vast amount of land from the french. -
The Missouri Compromise
Missouri becomes a slave state. -
Andrew Jackson's Election
Andrew Jackson gets elected to be 7th president. -
The Panic of 1837
A major financial crisis that lasted till the 1840's. -
The Trail of Tears
As part of Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Project, the natives were driven out of their native lands, 4,ooo out of about 15,000 dying on the way to Oklahoma. -
The Invention of the telegraph
The Invention of the telegraph by Samuel Morse, who also invented morse code. 1830-1840 First telegram sent May 24th, 1844. -
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War was the war that freed Texas from Mexico, and joined the United States. The 13 of May was when Congress declared war, but Mexico attacked a group of U.S. soldiers on April 25th, 1846. 1846- 1848 -
The Compromise of 1850
A man, Clay, put a comprise in congress to avoid war between the North and South, and abolish slave trade in Washington D.C. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The firing on Fort Sumter was a bombardment by the Confederate army, in South Carolina, on the Union soldiers, who were stationed at the fort, that started the Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was the document that freed the slaves in America from their masters. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The battle of the Appomattox Courthouse was the last official battle of the civil war. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination occured at the Ford's Theatre, when he was shot through the ear by John Wilkes Booth. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment was the amendment to resolve slavery on a national level, expecially in the former slave states. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
President Andrew johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment granted everyone citizenship, who was born, a previous slave, or a naturalized in the United States, equal protection. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust was John Rockefeller's American industrial oil empire. (I could only find a year for this event.) -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment prevented people from denying people on voting regardless of race, color, or servitude. -
The invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham bell invented the telephone, then got in a massive patent battle, because other people were claiming to have invented it first. -
The invention of the electric light
Thomas Edison invented the first lightbulb. (I couldn't find the exact date, just year.) -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
A industrial argument inbetween the Homestead Steel Works, Carnegie Steel Company, and the security. It got so bad that the military had to step in and quiet the storm. -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War was a war that ended with the United States getting the territories in the pacific. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt was elected as the 26th president after President McKinley got assasinated. -
The invention of the airplane
The Wright brothers invented the first airplane .
