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1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
Columbus led his three ships out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. And he landed in the Bahamas and called it The New World. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
It is a historic site in east Virginia and it has ruins from the first permanent English settlement in North America. It was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. -
The French and Indian War began
This war was between two colonies, British America and New France. The French in Canada tried moving into Ohio area. -
The French and Indian War Ended
The war ended with England getting Canada from the French and Florida from Spain. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against English taxes. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first battale of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Declaration of Independence
It is written by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. stating all the reasons why the collinas wanted to break away from england king george. -
The Battle of Yorktown
It was the most important battle led by George Washington. That was the first battle that they won against Britain. And after that it boosted morale for the colonists. -
The Constitutional Convention started
Representatives from the 13 colonies met to decide on the government structure. -
The Constitutional Convention ended
The constitution was ratified when Rhode Island signed it. -
The invention of the cotton gin
It was invented by Eli Whitney. It made it easier to seperate the seeds from the cotton. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
They were passed by federalist congress and signed into law by President Adams. So that they could deport foreigners and make it harder for new imigrants to vote. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. bought 828,000,000 square miles, from France. It doubled the size of the U.S. and was from the Canadian to the Mexico border. -
The War of 1812 ended
This was a war on the ocean between the U.S. and Great Britain. It was to improve sea trade. -
The Missouri Compromise
It allowed missouri to be a slave state and Maine to be a free state. Keeping the representative numbers even. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
It was a rematch between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams from the 1824 election. Jackson's election started democratic dominance. It was his second time beating Adams in an election. -
The Trail of Tears begins
This is when Andrew Jackson signed the Indian removal act that forcefd the native amaricans out of the south east into Indian taritory. -
The Panic of 1837 begins
It was a financial crisis caused by Jacksons war on banks and lead to the great depretion. -
The Panic of 1837 ends
It ended -
The invention of the telegraph
It was invited by Samual Morse. Morse code was named after the inventer. For the first time you could comunicate from long distances. -
The Mexican-American War
It was the first conflict on foreign land. We got California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Mexico lost 1/3 of its land. It was manifest destiny to expand the U.S. to the pasific. -
The Mexican-American War Ended
The war ended -
The invention of the telephone
It was first patented by Alexander Gram Bell. It changed house people comunicated. -
The Trail of Tears ends
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The Compromise of 1850
They abolished slave trade in Washington DC and amended the fugitive slave act and California was made a free state and Utah was made a territory. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
This is what started the civil war. when the confederates attacked and captured fort sumter in south Carolina. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Executive order by president lincoln that freed all the slaves. -
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
This was the end of the Civil War. When general Lee serendered to General Grant. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was at Fords Theater when John Wilkes Booth shot him from behind. -
14th Amendment
It forbids stsates from restricting rights of U.S. citizens. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
He was the first president to be impeached. -
15th Amendment
States can not deny voting by a persons race/color. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
It was owned by Rockefeller, he controlled 90 to 95 percent of all the oil production in the U.S. -
The invention of the electric light bulb
Thomas Edison was the inventor of the light bulb. And it changed how people lived and worked because now they could work after dark. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
It was a railroad strike. It severely disrupted the economy. It led to labor law changes. The steel company locked out their workers and it lead to some workers dying. -
The Spanish-American War
The U.S. got Hawaii, Guam, Porto Rico, and the Philippines in this war. It was a war between Spain and the U.S. in Cuba. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
He started national parks like Mount Rushmore. He was a very popular president. -
The invention of the airplane
The Wright brothers flew their first plane and the way people traviled has changed ever since.