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The print media greatly fostered the development of skills, knowledge and value in commerce.

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1492 Christopher Columbus first reaches America

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1492 Christopher Columbus first reaches America

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It is the day explorer Christopher Columbus completed his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and landed in the "New World". What Columbus actually reached on that year was an island he named San Salvador, which is now part of the Bahamas.

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1565 Spanish settlers establish Saint Augustine, Florida.

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1565 Spanish settlers establish Saint Augustine, Florida.

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On September 8, 1565, with much pomp and circumstance and 600 cheers from navigators, Menendez set foot on the shores of Florida. In honor of the saint whose feast day coincided with the day he first sighted land, Menendez named the colonial settlement St. Augustine.

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1607 John Smith and other colonists establish Jamestown

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1607 John Smith and other colonists establish Jamestown

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In December 1606, the company sent three ships with 104 settlers, including Captain John Smith, to start this colony. Established on May 13, 1607, the colony was named Jamestown, in honor of the king.

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1776 The American colonies declare independence

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1776 The American colonies declare independence

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On July 2, 1776, Congress voted to declare independence. Two days later, it ratified the text of the Declaration. John Dunlap, official printer for Congress, worked through the night to type the Declaration and print approximately 200 copies.

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The United States Constitution is the world's longest surviving written charter of government. Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.

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1803 The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France

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1803 The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France

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In this transaction with France, signed on April 30, 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.

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1819 The United States Acquires Florida from Spain

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1819 The United States Acquires Florida from Spain

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Secretary of State John Quincy Adams achieved a diplomatic coup with the signing of the Florida Purchase Treaty, which officially put Florida into U.S. hands at no cost beyond the U.S. assumption of some $5 million of claims by U.S. citizens against Spain.

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1821 Mexico Wins Independence From Spain

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1821 Mexico Wins Independence From Spain

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August 24, 1821, O'Donojú signed the Treaty of Córdoba, thus ending New Spain's dependence on Old Spain. In 1822, as no Bourbon monarch to rule Mexico had been found, Iturbide was proclaimed the emperor of Mexico.

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A period of time in Ireland where there was nothing but hunger and diseases

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After the government of 11 southern states seceded, affairs were taken with them which caused a major war.

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The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years’ War.

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1763 the treaty of paris ends the french and Indian war

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1763 the treaty of paris ends the french and Indian war

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France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there.

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1763 the treaty of paris grants britain a vasth north american empire

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1763 the treaty of paris grants britain a vasth north american empire

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The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War Seven Years’ War between Great Britain and France

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1848 Women's rights convention, Seneca Falls 

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1848 Women's rights convention, Seneca Falls 

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The declaration of sentiments that was set to help fight for women equality and fight women suffrage.

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Those working on Imperial lands were planned to be emancipated.

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1776 the american colonies declare independence .

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1776 the american colonies declare independence .

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On July 2, 1776, Congress voted to declare independence. Two days later, it ratified the text of the Declaration. J

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Here are the key terms of the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain finally gave formal recognition to its former colonies as a new and independent nation the United 

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1783 colonist and british sign the treaty of paris , ending the war 

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1783 colonist and british sign the treaty of paris , ending the war 

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On June 21, 1788, the Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it.

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The French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted until 1794.