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1513

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Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish Explorer
Lands on coast of Florida

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1565

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Saint Augustine, Florida
First permanent European colony in North America
Settled by the Spanish

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1607

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Jamestown, southeast Virginia

First permanent English settlement

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1619

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House of Burgesses
First representative assembly in America
Meets in Virginia (July)

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1620

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Mayflower Compact
Plymouth Colony, established in Massachusetts
41 men disembarking the Mayflower, sign the Compact
Forms basis of colony’s gov

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1664

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English seize New Amsterdam from Dutch

Rename it New York (Sept)

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1770

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Boston Massacre
British troops open fire into mob
5 killed, sparked intense public protests

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1773

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Boston Tea Party
Colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board 3 ships in Boston harbor
Dumped more than 300 crates of tea
Protest against British tea tax

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1774

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First Continental Congress
56 delegates met in Philadelphia
Only Georgia wasn’t represented

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1775-1783

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American Revolution
War of Independence between Great Britain and 13 British colonies
Apr 75 - Lexington/Conord battles start war
Oct 81 - British gen surrender at York Town
Sept 83 - GB formally acknowledges American independence (Treaty of Paris)

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July 4th 1776

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Declaration of Independence

Signed in Philidelphia

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1777

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First official flag of United States approved (June)

Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation (1st U.S. Constitution)

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1787

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Constitutional Convention
Made up of delegates from 12 of the 13 original colonies
Draft U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia

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1789

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George Washington
Unanimously elected president (Feb)
U.S. Constitution goes into effect, ratified by nine states (Mar)
Washington inaugurated in NYC (Apr)

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1790

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U.S. Supreme Court
Meets for first time, NYC (Feb)
Made up of a Chief Justice and five associate justices
Hears first case 1792

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1791

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Bill of Rights

First 10 amendments to Constitution ratified

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1793

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Eli Whitney
Invented the cotton gin
Greatly increased demand for slave labour

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1800

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U.S. Capital
Moved from Philadelphia to Washington, DC (June)
Congress first meets in new capital (Nov)

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1803

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Marbury v. Madison (Feb)
Supreme Court decision expands its power - Right to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional 
Louisiana Purchase (May)
US pays France $15 mil which nearly doubles the country in size
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1812-14

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U.S. War with Britain
Declares war over shipping/expansion interference from GB (June)
British take Washington DC and set fire to the White House and Capitol (Aug)
Treaty of Ghent ends war (Dec)

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1819

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Spain cedes Florida to the U.S. (Feb)

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1820

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Missouri Compromise
Missouri admitted as free state, Maine as a slave state
Slavery is prohibited in the Louisiana purchase lands north of 36*30’ line

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1823

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Monroe Doctrine

President Monroe declares American continents off-limits from further colonization by European powers

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1825

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Erie Canal
Linked the Hudson River to Lake Erie
Opened for traffic (Oct)

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1828
First Public Railroad | Construction begun on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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1831
Nat Turner Revolt | Enslaved African American preacher led most significant slave uprising in U.S. history
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1825
Erie Canal Linked the Hudson River to Lake Erie Opened for traffic (Oct)
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1828
First Public Railroad | Construction begun on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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1831
Nat Turner Revolt Enslaved African American preacher led most significant slave uprising in U.S. history William Lloyd Garrison Began publishing the Liberator Advocates the complete abolition of slavery
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1836
Texas Declares independence from Mexico (Mar) Lost battle at the Alamo (Feb-Mar) Defeated Mexicans at San Jacinto (Apr)
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1845
Texas Annexed by U.S. (Mar) 'Manifest Destiny' Appears for first time in article by John O'Sullivan Expresses belief that the U.S. is destined to expand across the continent
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1846
``` Oregon Treaty U.S. acquires Oregon territory (June) Fixes the U.S.-Canadian border Wilmot Proviso Attempts to ban slavery in territory gained in the Mexican War (blocked by Southerners) ```
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1846-48
Mexican War U.S. declares war in effort to gain California/other territory in Southwest (May) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Concludes war (Feb) Rio Grande becomes new boundary, gains California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and parts of Colorado/Wyoming
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1848
``` Gold Rush Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill in California (Jan) Rush reaches height the following year Women's Rights Convention held at Seneca Falls (July) ```
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1849
Harriet Tubman Escapes from slavery Becomes one of the most effective and celebrated members of the Underground Railroad
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1850
1850 Compromise California admitted as free state, Utah and New Mexico left to popular sovereignty Slave trade in Washington D.C. prohibited Established a stricter Fugitive Slave Law
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1852
Uncle Tom's Cabin Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe One of the most influential works to stir anti-slavery sentiments
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1853
Gadsden Purchase | U.S. acquires border territory from Mexico for $10 million (Dec)
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1854
Kansas-Nebraska Act Established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska (May) Repeals the Missouri Compromise Renews tension between anti- and pro-slavery factions
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1857
Dred Scott Case Supreme Court decision holds that Congress does not have the right to ban slavery in states Establishes that slaves are not citizens
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1858
Lincoln-Douglas Debates | Lincoln comes to attention during 7 debates with Douglas during Illinois state election campaign (Aug-Oct)
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1859
John Brown's Raid Abolitionist John Brown and 21 followers capture federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry (Oct) Unsuccessfully attempted to spark a slave revolt
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1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected president (Nov 6) | South Carolina secedes from the Union (Dec 20)
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1861
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana secede (Jan) Confederate States of America established, Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederacy (Feb)
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1861-65
Civil War Start of war, Confederates attack Fort Sumter, South Carolina (Apr, '61) Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in Confederate states (Jan, '63) Battle of Gettysburg (July), Gettysburg Address (Nov) Ulysses S. Grant captures Conf capital (Apr, '65), and Robert E. Lee surrenders
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1863
Homestead Act | Allows settlers to claim land (160 acres) after they've lived on it for 5 years (Jan)
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1865
Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Washington, D.C. (Apr) 13th Amendment to Constitution prohibits slavery (Dec)
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1868
14th Amendment | This amendment to the Constitution defines citizenship
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1869
First transcontinental railroad (May) | Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads are joined at Promontory, Utah
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1870
15th Amendment | Gave blacks the right to vote (Feb)
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1876
Battle at the Little Big Horn River, Mont (Jun) | Lt. Col. George A. Custer's regiment is wiped out by Sioux Indians
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1881
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Most famous shootout in American Wild West history (Oct 26) Taken place in Tombstone, Arizona Result of feud between Clanton gang and the Earp brothers
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated (Oct) | American Federation of Labour is organised (Dec)
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1890
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) | Founded with Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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1892
Ellis Island | Becomes chief immigration station of the U.S. (Jan)
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1896
Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision holds that racial segregation is constitutional Paves way for repressive Jim Crow laws in the South (May)
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1898
Spanish-American War War starts, USS Maine blown up in Havana harbour (Feb) Treaty of Paris ends the war (Dec), Spain gives up Cuba, cedes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines Hawaii U.S. annexes Hawaii (July)

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