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Columbus began his first voyage on Aug. 3rd 1492, when he set sail from Palos, Spain with three ships: the Santa Maria, the Nina, and the Pinta. he reached an island in the Bahamas on Oct. 12th, 1492, which he named Sn Salvador. He explored Cuba and HIspaniola before returning to Spain in March 1493.
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The first permanent English settlement in North America was Jamestown, Virginia. Established in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London. The settlers, abroad the ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery, arrived on May 13th and chose a peninsula on James river for it's defensible position. The settlement was named in honor of the King James the 1st. Fun facts: The introduction of West Indian tabacoo by Rofle spurred economic growth for the colony.
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The French and Indian war, which is the phase of the seven years war, began in 1754. the conflict arose from escalating tensions between the British and French over control the Ohio river Valley and other territories. while the formal declaration of war came later armed conflict came in 1754 with skirmishes. Both the French and British sought alliances with with various Native American tribes. Though the French relied more heavily on their Native allies.
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The Boston tea party was a political protest by the sons of Liberty in Boston Massachusetts, on Dec. 16th 1773. Colonists, disguised as Native Americans boarderd three British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act and taxation without representation. The British government responded the intolerable Acts, further tightening control over the colonies and leading to the first Continental Congress.
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The events of that day have been popularized by succeeding generations as the "shot heard round the world". The fighting began on April 19th, 1775 raged over 16 miles along the Bay Road from Boston to Concord and included some 1,700 British regulars and over 4,000 colonial militia. British casualties totaled 273; 73 killed, 174 wounded, 26 missing. Colonial casualties totaled 95; 49 killed, 41 wounded, and 5 missing.
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The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th, 1776. While the resolution of independence was voted on July 2nd, and and the signing of the engrossed copy happened later the date celebrated as Independence Day is July 4th because that's when the Continental Congress approved the final document and ordered it printed.
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On Sep 28th-Oct 19th, 1781. The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American revolution. The British surrender forecast the end of the British rule in the colonies and birth of a new nation the United States of America. supported by the French army and navy Washington's forces defeated Lord Cornwallis' veteran army dug in at Yorktown Virginia. Victory at Yorktown led directly to the peace negotiations.
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The Constitutional Convention started on May 25th, 1787 and went till Sep. 17th 1787. The primary purpose of of the Constitutional Convention which convened in Philadelphia in 1787, was to revise the articles the first governing document of the newly formed United States had proven ineffective in providing a strong central government capable of addressing nations challenges. Delegates decided to abandon the articles and draft a new constitution establishing a new Gov.
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The Cotton Gin was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney. He received a patent for the Cotton Gin on March 14th 1794. The invention significantly reduced the time time and labor required to separate Cotton seeds from fiber, revolutionizing Cotton production in the U.S.A
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The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed in 1798, specifically between June 18th and July 14th. These four Acts were enacted during the period of heightened tension with France and concerned immigration and freedom of speech. Passed on June 18th 1798 it increased the residency requirement for American citizenship from five to fourteen years. Friends act: Enacted on July 6th 1798 it allowed the deportation of aliens from countries at war with the U.S. Sedition act: made a crime false writing.
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The Louisiana purchase April 30th 1803 was a land deal between the U.S and France, in which the U.S acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of Mississippi River for $15 million.
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The war of 1812 began on on June 18th-Feb 17th 1815. The United States declared war on Great Britain. The conflict lasted until Feb 17th, 1815, with the ratification of the treaty Ghent the U.S Senate.