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25 Cards in this Set
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1607
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1st Settlement in Jamestown (permanent British settlement)
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1763
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End of French-Indian War, Proclamation Law, and end of salutary neglect
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1776
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Declaration of Independence
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1787
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Constitutional Convention
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1789
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Enacted the Constitution – no longer under articles of confederation
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1791
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Vermont becomes state; Bill of Rights goes into Effect
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1803
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Louisiana Purchase
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1812
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War of 1812
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1815
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End of War of 1812
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1820
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Missouri Compromise
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1823
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Monroe Doctrine
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1830
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Indian Removal Act
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1846
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Start of Mexican-American War
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1848
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End of Mexican-American War (Santa Anna)
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1850
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Compromise of 1850 (Slavery, territory won in Mexican-American War)
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1854
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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1860
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Election of Abraham Lincoln, Secession of southern states
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1865
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End of Civil War, Assassination of Lincoln, 13th Amendment
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1877
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Election Compromise (Hayes), ending reconstruction
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1898
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Spanish-American War
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1917
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U.S. Joins WWI
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1918
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End of WWI
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1929
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Stock Market Crashes, considered to be the beginning of great depression
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1941 (Dec. 7)
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Entry into WWII
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1945
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End of WWII, Beginning of Cold War
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