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Columbus sails to the new world
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First colony in the New World
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A document that the DOI is based off of.
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Thomas Newcomen developed the first steam engine, this was used to pump water out of mines.
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A war that was the british vs. the french and indians.
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End of the French and Indian War
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machine that produced multiple spools of thread at the same time, invented by James Hargreaves.
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The killing of patriots.
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The 13 colonies rebel against the British for their freedom.
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The Colonists declare their independence.
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the constitution was written and approved.
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George Washington becomes president.
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The bill of rights are added to the constitution.
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separated the cotton seeds from the cotton. (invented by Eli Whitney)
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Robert Fulton built first steamboat.
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Dorthea Dix wanted to make prison life healthier.
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Horace Mann wanted to build better schools, provide teachers with higher salaries and make sure special training was supplied for teachers.
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A law to stop the excesive consumption of alcohol.
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Scott sues his owner, Sanford.
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The confederate army attacks at fort sumter.
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Lincolns writes the emancipation proclamation which frees all slaves in the territories captured by the Union Army.
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Lincoln gives the 2 minute Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the National Cemetery at the battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.
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Slavery is abolished with the thirteenth amendment.
