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May 13, 1607, John Smith founded Jamestown

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May 13, 1607, John Smith founded Jamestown

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A group of roughly 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River.

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Nov 11, 1620, Pilgrims settle Plymouth under Mayflower Compact

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Nov 11, 1620, Pilgrims settle Plymouth under Mayflower Compact

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When Pilgrims and other settlers set out on the ship for America in 1620, they intended to lay anchor in northern Virginia.

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A group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft.

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The French and Indian War began over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire, and therefore open for trade and settlement by Virginians and Pennsylvanians, or part of the French Empir

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The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.

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The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at a squad of British soldiers.

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American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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 Apr 19, 1775, American Revolutionary War

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 Apr 19, 1775, American Revolutionary War

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The American Revolution was principally caused by colonial opposition to British attempts to impose greater control over the colonies and to make them repay the crown for its defense of them during the French and Indian War.

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July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence

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July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence

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The purpose of the Declaration was to declare our independence and to explain to the world our reasons for declaring independence.

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June 21, 1788, US Constitution was placed in effect

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June 21, 1788, US Constitution was placed in effect

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The Constitution would take effect once it had been ratified by nine of the thirteen State legislatures; unanimity was not required.

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December 15, 1791, Bill of Rights adopted

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December 15, 1791, Bill of Rights adopted

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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights.

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The Louisiana Purchase 1803 was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.

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February 22, 1821, Spain ceded Florida to US

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February 22, 1821, Spain ceded Florida to US

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A treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain.

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December 2, 1823, Monroe Doctrine established

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December 2, 1823, Monroe Doctrine established

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The Monroe Doctrine was articulated in President James Monroe's seventh annual message to Congress.

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March 1836, Cherokee Trail of Tears March

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March 1836, Cherokee Trail of Tears March

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As part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma.

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A battle for land where Mexico was fighting to keep what they thought was their property and the U.S. desired to retain the disputed land of Texas and obtain more of Mexico's northern lands.

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The Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery.

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 January 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation

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 January 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation

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A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln.

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March 30, 1867, Alaska bought from Russia

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March 30, 1867, Alaska bought from Russia

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the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million.

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May 29, 1869, Transcontinental Railroad completed

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May 29, 1869, Transcontinental Railroad completed

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The transcontinental railroad was built to open up the interior and allow settlement in these areas, to make rural and unexplored areas accessible, and to ease the transportation of both goods and passengers from one area to another.