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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery Of America By Columbus
Columbus was determined to find a water route west from Europe to Asia, but then came across the Americans -
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The Settlement of Jamestown
First permanent English settlement in North america -
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The French and Indian War
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The Boston Tea Party
To protest British parliaments tax on tea. Long Term result: Intolerable Acts -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The Declaration of Indpendence
The people involved in the declaration of independence were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. This was made for the Ideals for when U.S was founded and reasons for separation from Great Britain. The long term effect was for all U.S to have freedom and this was the document that states that. -
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The Constitutional Convention
Address the problems of the weak government that existed under the articles of confederation -
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The battle of Yorktown
End of land territory between Americans and french. Beginning of peace negotiations -
The invention of the cotton Gin
a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
These laws included new powers to deport foreigners and also making it harder for new immigrants to vote -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France -
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The War of 1812
conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent. -
The Missouri Compromise
defuse for admission which slavery would be permitted. U.S was separated at the time between slave and free. -
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
11th quadrennial presidential election -
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The invention of the telegraph
revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid -
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The Panic of 1837
Profits, prices, and wages went down while unemployment went up. -
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The Trail of Tears
The forced relocation of most of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeastern United States to Indian Territory under the Indian Removal Act of 1830 -
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The Mexican-American War
Texas gained independence and the U.S wanted to have Mexico in its nation because the issue of slavery in states was raised -
The Compromise of 1850
the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C. was abolished -
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
Result: Confederate victory and Beginning of the American Civil War -
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Civil War
The civil war was fought after Lincoln was elected for president and was caused by slavery the long term outcome was racial equality and not separating blacks and whites and everyone have equal rights -
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The Emancipation Proclamation
issued by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
It was the final engagement of Confederate States Army general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the Union Army under Ulysses S. Grant -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
American Civil War was coming to a close and Abraham Lincoln 16th president was assassinated at ford theatre -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
House of Representatives voted 126 to 47 in favor of a resolution to impeach the President for high crimes and misdemeanors -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Known as the Civil War amendments. 13th amendment abolished slavery except in cases of crime. -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
These inventions changed how we live our lives and we use them all the time -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The trust was designed to allow Rockefeller and other Standard Oil stockholders to get around state laws prohibiting one company from owning stock in another -
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
industrial lockout and strike between strikers and private security agents -
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The Spanish-American War
Long Term Result: Signing of the Treaty of Paris -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
he became the 26th President of the United States upon the assassination and death of President William McKinley
