US History Timeline

The Boston Tea Party was a protest by American colonists against British taxation policies. Disguised as Native Americans, colonists boarded British ships and dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, leading to increased tensions between the colonies and Britain.

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The American Revolutionary War was fought between the American colonies and Great Britain. It resulted in the establishment of the United States as an independent nation.

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The Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, proclaimed the thirteen American colonies' separation from Great Britain and their formation as a new nation, the United States of America.

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The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, doubling the size of the country and opening up vast territories for westward expansion.

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The Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, explored the newly acquired western territories, mapping the path to the Pacific Ocean and gathering valuable scientific and geographic information.

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The Missouri Compromise was a legislative agreement that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, aiming to maintain a balance between slave and free states in the Union.

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The Mexican-American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico, resulting in the acquisition of vast territories in the Southwest, including California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.

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The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, declared that all slaves in Confederate territory were to be set free, marking a significant turning point in the fight against slavery during the Civil War.

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The Reconstruction Era followed the Civil War and aimed to rebuild the South, provide civil rights to freed slaves, and reintegrate Confederate states into the Union.

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The completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, connecting the eastern and western coasts of the United States, revolutionized transportation and facilitated westward expansion.

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