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Columbus lands in the Carribean .
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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-blood-of-the-french-and-indian-war
http://www.shmoop.com/french-indian-war/timeline.html
The French and Indian War was from 1756 to 1763. The fighting started in 1753, but Braitin and France did not officially claim war until 1756. -
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
When America was being taxed for their tea, they dumped 342 chests of tea into the ocean. -
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
When Paul Revere rode into town yelling, "The British are coming! The British are coming!" -
http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/the-declaration-of-independence
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence
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http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown/videos/yorktown
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http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/introduction/
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-convenes-in-philadelphia
Meetings were held to adress problems in the governing of the U.S., along with many other things that needed to be changed. -
https://eh.net/encyclopedia/cotton-gin/
When the cotton gin was invented, and helped do the work for the slaves. -
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adams-passes-first-of-alien-and-sedition-acts
When immigrant's requirements for becoming a U.S. citizen increased. Also anyone who was suspected of treason could be arrested by the president. -
http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase
When America bought 828,000 square miles from the French. The land later split into 15 states. -
http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812
Britian and America fought against eachother. -
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-the-missouri-compromise
A bill that temporarily resolves the first serious political clash between slavery and anti-slavery in the U.S. -
Andrew Jackson was president from 1829 to 1837
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http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/buren/aa_buren_panic_1.html
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h967.html
The worst economic depression of the nation. Banks were in trouble, businesses failed, and many people lost their land. -
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears
Andrew Jackson forced the Native Americans to walk hundreds of miles to, "Indian Territory" and every 1 out of 4 Indians died on the trip. The Cherokee nation marched from 1838 to 1839. -
http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the morse code. -
http://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war
Mexico and America were in war from 1846 to 1848. Mexico lost one third of its land, which is now known as California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. -
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html
Senetor Clay tried to find resolutions to stop the crisis between the North and South. -
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html?tab=facts
The start of the Civil war. -
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclomation, that all slaves will be free. -
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house
General Robert E. Lee surenders to Union Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, ending the Civil War. -
http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
When Lincoln was shot in the head at the theature. -
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/CivilWarAmendments.htm
The 13th amendment abolished slavery. -
http://www.nps.gov/resources/story.htm?id=192
Johnson was impeached from office. -
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/CivilWarAmendments.htm
The 14th amendment granted citizenship to all born or naturalized in the U.S. and provided all citizens equal protection under the laws, among other things. -
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1804.html
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Standard-Oil-Company-and-Trust
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http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/CivilWarAmendments.htm
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http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_telephone_1.html
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. -
http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/videos/light-bulb-turns-night-into-day
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http://www.history.com/topics/homestead-strike
The Carnegie Steel Company workers go on strike. -
http://www.lib.niu.edu/1994/ihy941208.html
The Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on strike. -
http://www.history.com/topics/spanish-american-war
War between Spain and the U.S. -
http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/theodore-roosevelt
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http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers
The Wright brothers invent the airplane -
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For, "eight years, the government instituted a series of experimental projects and programs, known collectively as the New Deal" The New Deal was from 1933 to 1941.
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Jan 1st, 1942 is when representatives of 26 nations at war with the Axis Powers met and signed the Declaration of the United Nations. 1945 is when the United Nations was born.
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The Korean War was from June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953.
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The Vietnam War was from Nov 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was from Oct 14 - Oct 28, 1962.
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