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Christopher Columbus discovers the america's
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104 English boys and men land and pick the location for their settlement Jamestown
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The British Colonies and New France wage war against each other.
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American colony rebels dump tea from a British trade ships into the Boston Harbor
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The point of no return for the American Revolution, also known as the Shot Heard Round the World.
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The Declaration of Independence is signed by the continental congress.
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The Battle or Seige of Yorktown was a pivotal victory in the American Revolution.
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American leaders meet to determine a constitution to rule the country.
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The cotton gin is invented, helping with the production of cotton.
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The U.S. purchases a large amount of land from the french.
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Another conflict between the U.S. and the British Empire and their allies.
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The Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
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Native Americans are forced into reservations by the American government.
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A major financial crisis that started a major recession.
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The Telegraph is invented, allowing easier communication across the nation.
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A war between Mexico and the U.S.
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The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress
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The Confederate Army bombards Fort Sumter
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The Emancipation Proclamation is signed, freeing slaves and officially ending slavery in America.
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments are added, the first amendments to the constitution in 60 years.
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One of the final battles of the Civil War
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President Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play.
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Andrew Johnson is Impeached from the presidency because of high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Rockefeller founds the Standard Oil Trust.
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The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
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The war between Spain and America after the explosion of a ship in Cuba
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
