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Christopher Columbus actually landed in the Carribean the island he landed on is known to us as the Bahamas. http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus
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The settlement of Jamestown began in 1607 with only men and boys, by 1608 the first ship of women and girls arrived. Eventually sometime around the mid-1700's Jamestown ceased to exist. http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement/history-jamestown/
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This war was North America's conflict, due to the larger war between the British and the French, better known as the seven years' war. The French and Indian war ended with the treaty of Paris in 1763. http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war
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Eli Whitney (1765–1825) applied for a patent of his cotton gin on October 28, 1793; the patent was granted on March 14, 1794, but was not validated until 1807. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_gin
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Samuel Morse invented the telegraph sometime between the 1830's and 1840's https://www.loc.gov/collections/samuel-morse-papers/articles-and-essays/invention-of-the-telegraph/
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The Compromise of 1850 consisted of five laws revolving around slavery along with the designated slave states and free states. http://www.history.com/topics/compromise-of-1850
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During the Civil war, the Confederates had gotten word that the troops in Fort Sumter had no reinforcements and were running low on food. So on April 12th they open fired for two days until the 14th.
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The trust was formed in 1863, by 1868 John D. Rockefeller built up his company and later changed the name to the Standard Oil Company. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1804.html
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Known as the Civil War Amendments or the Reconstruction Amendments. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed between 1865 and 1870. To be specific 13th (1865), 14th (1868), 15th (1870). https://www.boundless.com/political-science/textbooks/boundless-political-science-textbook/civil-rights-5/slavery-and-civil-rights-39/the-civil-war-amendments-222-11225/
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On April 4th 1865 the South finally surrendered. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house
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April 14th, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was attending theatre when John Wilkes Booth pulled a revolver and shot him in the back of the head. http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
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United States Representatives gathered to resolve the issue of Andrew Johnson. Due to his crimes and misdemeanors, he was impeached. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson
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Alexander Graham Bell invented the first working Telephone http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/alexander-graham-bell
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