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| First voyage of Columbus to the "New World" |
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| Defeat of the Spanish Armada by England |
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| English Settlement begins with the founding of Jamestown |
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| Pilgrim's arrival at Plymouth in New England |
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Peace of Paris ends French and Indian War
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| Declaration of American Independence |
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| Critical period (Articles of Confederation) |
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Ratification of US Constitution
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Election of Jefferson
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| Jefferson purchases Louisiana from the French |
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| Election of Andrew Jackson |
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| Trail of Tears (Cherokee Removal) |
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| "Manifest Destiny" reaches peak |
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Compromise of 1850 delays Civil War
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| Election of Lincoln/beginnin of Southern Secession |
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| Reconstruction Period in the South |
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Census Bureau Announces the
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Election of McKinley
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Crash of stock market marks beginning
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| Election of Franklin Roosevelt |
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| Pearl Harbor/US enters World War II |
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Yalta Conference; V-E day and V-J day end
WWII in Europe and Japan |
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| Sputnik; Birth of a History Teacher |
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| Assassination of John F. Kennedy |
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| Civil Rights Act; Tonkin Gulf Resolution |
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| Direct involvement by US in Vietnam |
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Tet Offensive in Vietnam;
Anti-war Demonstrations;
Riots at Democratic Convention;
Assassination of MLK and RFK |
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| Resignation of Richard Nixon/ Watergate |
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| Establishment of Formal Relations with China |
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| Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days |
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Election of Ronald Reagan marks
Conservative Political swing |
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End of Cold War;
Fall of Berlin wall and political changes in Eastern Europe |
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| Bush vs. Gore Supreme Court Decision |
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