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| Founding of Jamestown, VA |
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| 1607; first permanent English colony |
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| Columbus first lands in America |
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| 1492; begins sustained European contact |
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| 1620; beginning of permanent settlement of New England |
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| 1754-1763; Britain ends French presence in the colonies |
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| Americans protest British rule |
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| 1765-1775; growing sentiment for greater self-rule |
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| 1775-1783; America wins independence from Britain |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| 1776; America breaks with Britain |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| 1781; first attempt at a national government |
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| 1787; federal government established |
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| First textile milll in U.S. |
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| 1793; Industrial Revolution comes to America |
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| 1803; doubles the size of the country |
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| 1812-1814; U.S. maintains independence |
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| 1831-1833; South Carolina threatens to secede |
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| Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears |
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| 1830s; eastern tribes forced west |
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| Texas breaks away from Mexico |
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| 1836; Texas becomes independent republic |
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| 1876; long distance communication unites country |
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| 1846-1848; U.S. gains additional territory in the southwest |
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| 1861-1865; the Union is preserved and slavery ends |
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| first transcontinental railroad completed |
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| 1869; faster travel coast to coast |
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| 1876; long distance voice communication |
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| 1877; South begins era of segregation |
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| 1880; inexpensive form of light for homes and businesses |
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| 1890; end of Indian Wars in the West |
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| 1892; farmers unite against railroads and big business |
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| USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor |
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| February 1898; one cause of war with Spain |
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| April to August of 1898; U.S. gains an empire |
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