history chronological quiz

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Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas

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Pánfilo de Narváez sails to explore Florida

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Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River

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Spanish establish colony in St. Augustine, Florida

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Roanoke colony first settled in North Carolina

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Jamestown colony established in Virginia

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Pilgrims arrive on the Mayflower

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Dutch cede Manhattan to the English (Treaty of Breda)

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King Philip's War begins

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Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia

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Pueblo Revolt

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Salem Witch Trials begin

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Stono Rebellion

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Stamp Act passed by British Parliament

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Boston Massacre

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Boston Tea Party

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold and Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga

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Declaration of Independence

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George Washington crosses the Delaware

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Benedict Arnold commits treason

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Shay's Rebellion

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Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia begins

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Whiskey Rebellion

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Thomas Jefferson becomes president

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United States buys Louisiana Territory from France

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Lewis and Clark Expedition begins

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Aaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a duel

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Anglo-American abolition of the slave trade

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British forces set fire to the White House

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British attack Fort McHenry in Baltimore

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James Monroe issues the Monroe Doctrine

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Andrew Jackson elected president

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Andrew Jackson signs Indian Removal Act into law

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Nat Turner's Revolt

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Nullification Crisis

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Battle of the Alamo

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Bear Flag Revolt

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Zachary Taylor elected president

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California Gold Rush begins

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Supreme Court issues final ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford

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John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

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Abraham Lincoln elected president

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South Carolina secedes from the Union

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Battle of Antietam

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Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

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Battle of Gettysburg

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New York City Draft Riots

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