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1492
Christopher Columbus' first voyage to new world
1588
Defeat of Spanish armada my England
1607
English settlement begins with founding of Jamestown
1620
Pilgrims arrive in Plymoth in New England
1763
Peace of Paris ends French & Indian war
Proclamation Line
1776
Declaration of American Independence
1781-1787
Critical Period (Articles if confederation)
1989
End of the Cold War
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Political changes in Eastern Europe
1789
Ratification of Constitution
New Government established
1800
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Transfer of power to new political party
1803
Jefferson buys Louisiana from France
1828
Election of Andrew Jackson
1838
Trail of tears (Cherokee Indian Removal)
1845
"Manifest Destiny" Reaches its peak
1850
Compromise delays Civil War for 10 years
1860
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Beginning of southern succession
1861-1865
American Civil War
1864-1877
Reconstruction period in American south
1890
Census Bureau declares end of the frontier
1896
Election of Mckinley
End of the Populist Movement
1898
Spanish-American War
1898-1917
Progressive Era
1914-1918
World War 1
1929
Stock Market Crash marks beginning of Great Depression
1932
Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt
1941
Pearl Harbor/ U.S enters World War 2
1945
Yalta Conference
V-E Day and V-J day end World War 2
1947
Truman Doctrine
1950-1953
Korean Conflict
1957
Sputnik
1963
Assassination of J.F.K
1964
Civil Rights Movement
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
1964-1973
Direct involvement by U.S in Vietnam
1968
Tet Offensive
Anti War Demonstrations
Riots at Democratic conventions
Assassination of M.L.K and R.F.K
1974
Richard Nixon resignation
Watergate
1979
Establishment of former relations with China
1979-1981
Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days
1980
Ronald Reagan election marks conservative political swing
1991
Gulf War
2000
Bush vs. Gore supreme court decision
1815
Era of Good Feelings
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