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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovers America
On August 3, 1492 Columbus left the port of Palos, Spain. After seventy days at sea he landed in the New World. However when he landed he thought he was in India. -
The founding of Jamestown
The colony of Jamestown was founded by the Virignia Company of London. In December of 1606 the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery left England with 105 passengers on board. Only one passenger died on the voyage. -
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French and Indian War
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Boston Tea Party
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Signing of the Declaratin of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4 1776.
The signing happened on August 2, 1776. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown began September 28, 1781, and ended October 19, 1781. -
Constitution Convention
The Convetion was held from May 25, to September 17, 1787. -
The patent date of the cotton gin
The cotten gin was patented on March 14, 1794. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts were Passed
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Louisiana Purchase
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War of 1812
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Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
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Jackson signed the Indian Removal act, resulting in the trail of tears
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Invention of the telegraph
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First banks suspended specie payments resulting in the Panic of 1837
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The Mexican-American War
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The Compromise of 1850
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
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The 13th Amendment
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Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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The 14th Amendment
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The 15th Amendment
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First clear speech transmission over the telephone
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Edison's first working test of the lightbulb
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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The Homestead Strike
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The Pullman Strike
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The Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
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First successful flight of a powered plane