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US History

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  • Sep 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    Started in 1756, and ended in 1763. Known as the 7 Years' war.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    342 chests of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor in protest of rising British Taxes against the Americas.
  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The first battle of the Revolutionary War.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    The reason we celebrate the 4th of July.
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

    The last battle of the Revolutionary War. Started September 28 - October 17, 1781.
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

    When they created the draft for the Constitution of the United States.
  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    A more efficient way of sorting Cotton seeds.
  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

    Laws regarding naturalization, and immigration. The Sedition act stopped malicious and/or scandalous writing about the government.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    A purchase of a large portion of the current United States by Thomas Jefferson.
  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    A Naval war against Great Britain.
    Included other battles against Canada and Native Americans.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    Accepted Missouri as a Slave State, but also admitted Maine as a Free state. Drew an imaginary line between the North and South, and the Louisiana Territory.
  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

    The First worldwide economic crisis. The US did not make a full recovery till after the Civil War.
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    1838-1840. The Indians were driven from their homes. Many died due to the long walk, and from disease and sickness.
  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph

    Invented between 1830 and 1840.
    First Telegraph sent in 1844.
  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The place of the first attack of the Civil War.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Proclamation that declared all slaves free.
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    13th, 14, and 15th amendments.

    13th: Constitutional Law against slavery except by punishment of crime. 14th: Guaranteed African-Americans Citizenship and rights. 15th: “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” -Constitution

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    The surrender that ended the Civil War.
  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    The death of Abraham Lincoln at the Theater.
  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    The first United States President to be Impeached.
  • Telephone

    Telephone

    The invention of the Telephone by Alexander Graham Bell.
  • Lightbulb

    Lightbulb

    The Invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas Edison.
  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes.

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes.

    Strikes of 2 steel companies.
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    War against Spain.
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President.

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes President.

    The Election & Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt to the office of President.
  • Invention of the Airplane

    Invention of the Airplane

    Orville and Wilbur Wright invent the Airplane.
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Anti-trust laws forced John Rockefeller to split up his Standard Oil Company. The d