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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovers America
The native american genocide begins. Also marks the beginning of colonization in america by the europeans. -
Jamestown Founded
Jamestown was the first of the original 13 British Colonies in America. -
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French and Indian War
Colonies of British America against those of New France. Put British colonies into debt as a result. Great Britain gained large amounts of territory in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest by the Sons of Liberty. Revolted against high taxes on tea. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
First Revolutionary Battle. British troops sent to confiscate colonial weapons, they run into an untrained and angry militia. This army defeated 700 British soldiers and the victory bolstered their confidence for the war ahead. -
Declaration of Independence
Adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House. -
Battle of Yorktown
A decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant Cornwallis. The siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North America, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, forced the British government to negotiate an end to the war. -
The Constitutional Convention
Took place in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Created a new government rather than fix the existing one. George Washington presided over the Convention. The result of the Convention was the creation of the United States Constitution, placing the Convention among the most significant events in the history of the United States. -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
Inventor Eli Whitney patented 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
Signed into law by President John Adams in 1798, consisted of four laws passed by Congress as America prepared for war with France. An Act Respecting Alien Enemies. An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes against the United States (Sedition Act) -
The Louisiana Purchase
Acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. The U.S. paid fifty million francs and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen million francs for a total of sixty-eight million francs. -
The War of 1812
A conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom and their respective allies. The Americans objected to the British Empire restricting their trade and taking their sailors to serve on British ships. -
The Missouri Compromise
Effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri. Admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and barred slavery from the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30' parallel. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
Featured a rematch between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Unlike the 1824 election, no other major candidates appeared in the race, allowing Jackson to consolidate a power base and easily win an electoral victory over Adams. -
The Panic of 1837
A financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down while unemployment went up. -
The Invention of the Telegraph
First form of electrical telecommunications. In a matter of decades after their creation in the 1830s, electrical telegraph networks permitted people and commerce to transmit messages across both continents and oceans almost instantly. -
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The Trail of Tears
Series of forced removals of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States to an area west of the Mississippi River that had been designated as Indian Territory -
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The Mexican American War
It followed in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered part of its territory after its de facto secession in the 1836 Texas Revolution. -
The Compromise of 1850
Attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. -
The Emancipation Proclomation
The Emancipation Proclamation, or Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln. Declared free all slaves residing in territory in rebellion against the federal government. This Emancipation Proclamation actually freed few people. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
Assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., just as the American Civil War was drawing to a close. -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves. The 13th Amendment banned slavery and all involuntary servitude, except in the case of punishment for a crime. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Decisive victory for the union. Bolstered Union spirits, and resulted in more victories for the union as a result. -
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. One week later, the House adopted eleven articles of impeachment against the President. 1st president to be Impeached. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
Trading stockholders' shares for trust certificates. Designed to allow Rockefeller and other Standard Oil stockholders to get around state laws prohibiting one company from owning stock in another. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
A bitterly fought labor dispute. Workers belonging to the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers struck the Carnegie Steel Company at Homestead, Pa. to protest a proposed wage cut. -
The Spanish-American War
Conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
Light was thomas edison
Plane was the Wright Bros
Telephone was Graham Bell They increased communication in their respective ways and Light was a major advancement in the electricity field
