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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus “Discovers” America
In 1492 culumbus and his crew sailded the ocean blue. The ended up at a new world is what they said. They went back and told people. The indians where already there but they didnt relize that they where. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot claims North America for England
In Italy he is known today as Giovanni Caboto, in England as John Cabot, in France as Jean Cabot, and in Spain as Juan Caboto. -
Jan 1, 1534
Jacques Cartier explores the Great Lakes and the the St. Lawrence River
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Jan 1, 1534
Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh for the colonization of the area of North America known as Virginia. -
Captain John Smith explorer and founder of Jamestown
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Twenty slaves in Virginia Africans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves importedinto Britain’s North American colonies. Like indentured servants, they were probably freed aftera fixed period of service
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First College - Harvard College, the first institute for higher education in a north American
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Colonial North America's slave trade begins when the first American slave carrier,Desire, is built and launched in Massachusetts.
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Ben Franklin - Lightening Rod
He was a storm chaser who would ride his horse into storms in order to study electricity. -
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French and Indian War
Between Grat Britain and France
Took place in N. America -
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Revolution
between Great britain and the 13 british colonies then went to a world war
took place in america -
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George Washington
He was the Genral in the American Revolution. -
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1790 Population
4 Million -
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Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin
Machine that automated the production of cotton products. -
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John Adams
He was a Fedarlist and a founding father in america. -
1800
5.3 million -
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Thomas Jefferson
He made the Lousiana Purchase in 1803 from france. It showed his use of federalpower dispite his belief in small government. -
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James Maddison
Lead the war of 1812 against Egland. Durring that war the White House was burned down. -
1810 7.2
7.2 million -
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War of 1812
Between the us and the british empire
took place in the us -
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James Monroe
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1820 9.6
9.6 million -
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John Quincy Adams
He failed Presidency he beat Jackson by a verry small amount. -
Graham Cracker
Sylvester Graham invented the cracker to ad variety to his vegetarian diet. -
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Andrew Jackson
Was a big part of the Trail of Tears. -
1830
12.8 million -
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The Texas Revolution
Between mexico and the us -
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Martin Van Buren
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Vulcanized Rubber - Charles Goodyear
Originally developed for medical treatment, but later used for many other things including the automobile -
1840
17 million -
William Henry Harrison
Sadly died in office his first year. His slogan was "Tippecanoe and Tyler too". -
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John Tyler
When the presidend died (HArrison) Tyler became president. -
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James Knox Polk
He wasthe "Dark Horse Canidate". Was in office durring the Mexican War. -
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Mexican American War
between the us and mexico -
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Dounut
Hanson Gregory invented this on a boat at the age of 16 -
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Zachary Taylor
Died in office. Was the genral for the Mexican War. -
1850 23
23 million -
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Millard Fillmore
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Franklin Pierce
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James Buchanan
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Pencil Eraser - Hymen Lipman
Developed the patent to include the eraser on the top of the pencil -
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1860 31.4
31,4 million -
Repeating Riffle - Benjamin Tyler Henry
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Jelly Bean - William Schrafft
Inspired by Turkish Delight he invented the Jelly Bean to send to the Union Soilders in the Civil War. -
Machine Gun - Richard Gatling
200 rounds per minute -
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Abrahm Lincoln
He waged war against the Confederacy for the preserved Union. -
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The American Civil War
between the us and the 'slaves' -
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Breakfast Cereal - James Caleb Jackson
Originally called Granula invented because he was a vegitarian -
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Andrew Johnson
He was impeached for being uncopertive with congress. -
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Ulysses Simson Grant
He was a former Union General and not a good president. -
1870 38.6
38.6 million -
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Jeans - Levi Strauss
Heavy duty pants made for the Gold Rush so they would last -
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Nicknamed "Fraudulency". His election marked the end of reconstruction. -
1880 50.1
50.1 million -
James Abram Garfield
Shot while in office -
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Chester Alan Aurthur
Pendelton Civil Service Act -
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Grover Cleveland
The only President to serve two non-consecutive terms -
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Benjamin Harrison
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1890 62.9
62.9 million -
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William McKinley
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1900 76.2
76.2 million -
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Theadore Roosevelt
The Imperialsim President, Progressive, "Square Deal", built the Panama Canal -
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William Howard Taft
[google](http:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft//) -
1910 92.2 million
92.2 million -
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Woodrow Wilson
WWI...idealist, but also racist -
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World War 1
all over the world
germany vs. the world -
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1920 106
106 million -
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Warren Gamaliel Harding
He was a republican and one of the most corupt Presidents. -
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Calvin Coolidge
"stay cool with coolidge" -
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Herbert Clark Hoover
He was in office during the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression started. Hover Dam. Conservative -
1930 123
123 million -
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
FDR is the only President to serve four terms. WWII and the Great Depression -
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World War II
Between the allies and the axis...all over the world. The attack on Pearl Harbor got the US into the war. -
1940 132
132 million -
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Harry S. Truman
Truman dropped atomic bombs on Hero Shema and Namasaki in Japan. -
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1950 151
151 million -
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Korean War
Between North and South Korea. The US joined forces with the South and lost. -
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Dwight David Eisenhower
Eisenhower was known as a true republican. -
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1960 179.3
179.3 million -
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John Fitzgerarld Kennedy
Assassinated in '63. Known for the peace corps, Cubar, and the missle crisis. -
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
Civil rights act, Vietnam War -
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Richard Millhouse Nixon
Watergate sacndal, opened relationship with China. He was a Republican. -
1970 203
103 million -
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Gerald R. Ford
He pardoned with Nixon. -
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James Earl Carter, Jr.
Iranian Hostage Crisis and Camp David Accords -
1980 226.5
226.5 million -
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Ronald Wilson Regan
He was a republican and durring his time in office the Burlin wall fell down. -
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George Herbert Walker Bush
His campain was "No new taxes" but then he raised them. -
1990 148.7
148.7 million -
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Persian Gulf War
US aided Kuwait when they were invaded by neighboring Iraq. -
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William Jefferson Clinton
Went into debt and had an affair -
2000 281.4
281.4 million -
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US invasion of Afgahnistan
in response to 9/11 the US invaded Afgahnistan to fight the Taliban -
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George Walker Bush
9\11 and the Iraq war happened. -
Invasion of Iraq
Coalition forces invaded Iraq in the fight against terrorism -
Barack Hussein Obama
Econimic Stimules in response to the recession in '08 -
2010 308.7
308.7 million
