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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus "discovers" America
Columbus comes to America from Europe -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot claims North America for England
John Cabot comes to North America and decides to claim this land for England, the land he came from. -
May 10, 1534
Jacques Cartier explores the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River
Jacques arrives at Newfoundland on May 10, 1534 and explores the Michigan, Canada area. -
Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Walter Raleigh
Roanoke Island is located along US highway 64 -
First Slaves imported to North America
20 African slaves are brought to Jamestown. -
Mayflower Compact
This was signed by the 41 men who were on the Mayflower. -
First Public School
Boston Latin School -
First College
The first college built was Harvard University. -
North American Slave Trade Begins
The first American slave carrier is built and launched in Massachussetts. -
English Bill of Rights
These were made to satisfy the needs of the citizens -
Lightening Rod
Invented by Ben Franklin -
French and Indian War 1754-1756
This was located in North America -
Proclamation of 1763 by King George lll
This was made to organize Great Britain's new North American empire. -
Stamp Act 1765-1766
Stamp tax had to be payed in valid British money -
Santa Claus-Colonial America
He is said to have had a green suit, not red at some point. -
1775 - 1784 Revolutionary War
America wanted to be free of Great Britain rule. -
Declaration of Independence
Ben Franklin helped write this. -
Articles of Confederation 1781-1787
This was the 13 founding states first constitution -
Constitution was brought into contact with the US
This took place at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. -
Deleware becomes a state
Deleware only has 3 counties!!! -
Pennsylvania becomes a state
Pennsylvania's state dog is the Great Dane!!! -
New Jersey becomes a state
Their state mammal is a horse!!! -
Georgia becomes a state
Georgia has a state possum called the Pogo Possum -
Conneticut becomes a state
Conneticut's state song is Yankee Doodle! -
Massachusetts becomes a state
The state beverage is cranberry juice! -
Maryland becomes a state
Maryland's state bird is the oriole -
South Carolina becomes a state
Their state beverage is milk! -
New Hampshire becomes a state
The state fruit is a pumpkin! -
Virginia becomes a state
The state bird is a cardinal! -
New York
The state flower is a rose! -
George Washington
In office 1789-1797 -
North Carolina
The state mammal is the gray squirrel! -
Population: 4 million
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Rhode Island becomes a state
Their state flowers are violets. -
Vermont becomes a state
The state bird is the hermit thrush. -
US Bill of Rights
James Madison proposed the US bill of rights. -
Kentucky becomes a state
Kentucky came from the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten" -
Cotton Gin
Invented by Eli Whitney. -
11th Ammendment
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. -
Tennessee
The state wild animal is the raccoon -
John Adams
In office 1797-1801 -
Population: 5.3 million
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Thomas Jefferson
In office 1801-1809 -
Ohio becomes a state
The state beverage is tomato juice. -
12th Amendment
The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves;... -
James Madison
In office 1809 to 1817 -
William Taft
In office 1809-1813 -
Population: 7.2 million
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Louisiana becomes a state
The state reptile is the Alligator -
1812 - 1815 War of 1812
America and Great Britain were involved in this war. -
Indiana becomes a state
The state flower is the peony. -
University of Michigan
Founded in Detroit. -
Michigan State University
Their colors are green and white. -
James Monroe
In office 1817-1825 -
Mississippi becomes a state
The state water animal is the bottlenosed dolphin -
Illinois becomes a state
The state mineral is Fluorite. -
Alabama becomes a state
The state nut is the pecan. -
Population: 9.6 million
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Maine becomes a state
Their state animal is a moose. -
Missouri becomes a state
The state animal is the Missouri mule -
John Quincy Adams
In office 1825-1829 -
Graham Cracker
Invented by Sylvester Graham. -
Andrew Jackson
In office 1829-1837 -
Population: 12.8 million
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Indian Removal Act
The Trail of Tears in 1838 was the removal of the cherokee -
Oberlin College
This was the first college to accept women. In 1835 it is the first college to accept blacks. -
1835 - 1836 Texas Revolution
War between Mexico and Texas. -
Arkansas becomes a state
Arkansas has no state fish -
Michigan becomes a state
The state soil is Kalkaska sand. -
Martin Van Buren
In office 1837-1841 -
Vulcanized Rubber
Invented by Charles Goodyear. -
Population: 17 million
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William Henry Harrison
In office 1841-1841. -
John Tyler
In office 1841-1845 -
Florida becomes a state
The state mammal is a Florida panther -
James Knox Polk
In office 1845-1849 -
Baseball
This was created by Alexander Cartwright. -
Texas becomes a state
The small state mammal is the armadillo -
1846 - 1848 Mexican American War
War between America and Mexico. -
Iowa becomes a state
The state flower is a wild rose. -
Doughnut
Invented by Hanson Gregory. -
Wisconsin becomes a state
The state animal is the badger -
Zachary Taylor
In office 1849-1850 -
Population: 23 million
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Millard Fillmore
In office 1850-1853 -
California becomes a state
The state mineral is gold! -
Franklin Pierce
In office 1853-1857 -
James Buchanan
In office 1857-1861 -
Pencil Eraser
Hymen Lipman invented the pencil eraser. -
Minnesota becomes a state
The state muffin is blueberry. -
Oregon becomes a state
The state animal is the US beaver -
Population: 31.4 million
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Repeating Rifle
Invented by Benjamin Tyler Henry. -
Machine Gun
Created by Richard Gatling. -
Kansas becomes a state
The state animal is the Bison -
Abraham Lincoln
In office 1861-1865 -
1861 - 1865 American Civil War
This is between the US and the Confederate States of America. -
Jelly Bean
Created by William Schrafft. -
Breakfast Cereal
Made by James Caleb Jackson. -
West Virginia becomes a state
The state tree is the sugar maple -
Nevada becomes a state
The state reptile is the desert tortoise -
Andrew Johnson
In office 1865-1869 -
13th Amendment
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction... -
Nebraska becomes a state
The state fossil is the mammoth -
14th Amendment
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside... -
Soccer
This is known as football in some other countries. -
Ulysses S. Grant
in office 1869-1877 -
American Football
This was invented by Walter Camp. -
Population: 38.6 million
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African Americans are able to vote
The 15th Amendment declared this right. -
15th Amendment
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... -
Jeans
These were invented by Levi Strauss -
Colorado becomes a state
The state bird is the Lard Bunting -
Toilet Paper
This was invented by Seth Wheeler. -
Rutherford B. Hayes
In office 1877-1881 -
Light Bulb
This was invented by Thomas Jefferson. -
Population: 50.1 million
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James Garfield
In office 1881 -
Chester Arthur
In office 1881-1885 -
Grover Cleveland
In office 188501889 -
Coca Cola
This was invented by John S. Pemberton -
Softball
This was invented by George Hancock. -
North Dakota becomes a state
The state flower is the wild prairie rose -
South Dakota becomes a state
The state mammal is the coyote -
Montana becomes a state
The state soil is called the blackdog -
Washington becomes a state
The state fruit is the apple -
Population: 62.9 million
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Stop Sign
This was invented by William Phelps Eno. -
Idaho becomes a state
The state horse is the appaloosa. -
Wyoming becomes a state
The state dinosaur is the Triceratops -
Central Michigan University
Their colors are gold and burgundy. -
Radio
This was invented by Nikola Tesia. -
Grover Cleveland
In office 1893-1897 -
Corn Flakes
These were invented by Will Keith Kellogg. -
Volleyball
This was invented by William G. Morgan. -
Utah becomes a state
The state emblem is a bee hive -
William McKinley
In office 1897-1901 -
Population: 76.2 million
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Assembly Line
This was invented by Henry Ford. -
Teddy Rosevelt
In office 1901-1909 -
Car
The first model was an Oldsmobile. This was invented by Ransom E. Olds. -
Teddy Bear
This was invented by Morris Michtom. -
Banana Split
This was invented by David Strickler -
Oklahoma becomes a state
The state furbearer is the raccoon -
Population: 92.2 million
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New Mexico becomes a state
The state flower is the Yucca -
Arizona becomes a state
The state mammal is the ringtail -
16th Amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration... -
Woodrow Wilson
In office 1913-1921 -
17th Amendment
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote... -
1914 - 1918 World War I
This battle was in many countries and was battle by many countries. -
18th Amendment
After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited... -
Population: 106 million
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19th Amendment
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 sex... -
Warren Harding
In office 1921-1923 -
Calvin Coolidge
In office 1923-1927 -
Kool Aid
This was invented by Edward Perkins. -
Television
This was invented by Philo T. Farnsworth. -
Mickey Mouse-Walt Disney
Mickey started out as a silent show in black and white -
Bubble Gum
This was invented by Walter Dierner. -
Herbert Hoover
In office 1929-33 -
Population: 123 million
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Electric Guitar
This was invented by George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacker. -
20th Amendment
The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified, and the terms of their successors shall then begin... -
Franklin Roosevelt
In office 1933-1945 -
21st Amendment
The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited... -
Soft Serve Ice Cream
J.F. and Alex McCullough invented soft serve ice cream. -
1939 - 1945 World War ll
The most wide spread war in history. -
Population: 132 million
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Harry Truman
In office 1945-53 -
Cable TV
This was invented by Joseph Zettick. -
Population: 151 million
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1950 - 1953 Korean War
Located in the Korean Penninsula. -
22nd Amendment
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once... -
Barcode
This was invented by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver. -
Dwight Eisenhower
In office 1953-1961 -
Video Tape
This was invented by John T. Mullin and Wayne R. Johnson. -
Alaska becomes a state
The state flower is the Forget-me-not -
Hawaii becomes a state
The state mammal is the monk seal -
Population: 179.3 million
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1960 - 1975 Vietnam War
It was located in north and south Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. -
John F. Kennedy
In office 1961-1963 -
23rd Amendment
The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:... -
Computer Mouse
This was invented by Douglas Engelbart. -
Lyndon Johnson
In office 1963-1969 -
Buffalo Wings
This was invented by Teressa Bellissimo. -
Minicomputer
This cost $18,000!!! -
CD
This was invented by Philips Sony. -
24th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax... -
25th Amendment
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President... -
Richard Nixon
In office 1969-1974 -
Population: 203 million
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Email
Email stands for Electronic Mail. -
26th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age... -
Cell Phone
This was invented by Reginald Fessenden. -
Gerald Ford
In office 1974-1977 -
Jimmy Carter
In office 1977-1981 -
Population: 226.5 million
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Laptop
This was invented by Alan Kay. -
Ronald Reagan
In office 1981-1989 -
Nintendo Entertainment System
This was discontinued in 2003. -
George Bush
In office 1989- 1993 -
Population: 248.7 million
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1990-1991 Persian Gulf War
This took place in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Israel. -
27th Amendment
No Law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened... -
Bill Clinton
In office 1993-2001 -
Population: 281.4 million
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George W. Bush
In office 2001-2009 -
2001: US Invasion of Afghanistan
Afghanistan has also been invaded by many other countries too. -
iPod
The iPod was invented by Tony Fadell, Michael Dhuey, and Jonathon Ive. -
2003: Invasion of Iraq
All of this war was located in Iraq. -
Barack Obama
He is now our president and is doing a great job! -
Population: 308.7 million
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Vermont Frees Slaves
The first state to free all slaves. -
Video Game
This was invented by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. -
Benjamin Harrison
In office 1889-1893
