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turning points

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1492
Columbus' Voyage
1607
Founding of Jamestown Colony
1676
Bacon's Rebellion changes labor system of Virginia
1763
End of the French and Indian War
1776
Declaration of Independence
1783
Treaty of Paris ends American Revolution
1787
Constitution is drafted
1800
Jefferson Elected President-peaceful transition of power
1820
Missouri Compromise establishes where slavery is and is not permitted
1848
Mexican American War; Manifest destiny achieved
1860
Lincoln elected President- southern states begin seceding from Union
1877
Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction
1887
Interstate Commerce Act begins federal regulation of big business
1898
Spanish American War
1919
Treaty of Versailles ends WWI
1929
Stock Market Crashes and Great Depression begins
1945
Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan; End of WWII
1954
Brown v the Board of Education ends segregation in schools
1968
Tet Offensive leads to escalation in Vietnam War
1974
President Nixon resigns from office
1980
Reagan elected president; rise of the Conservative movement
1989
Berlin Wall comes down ending Cold War
2001
Terrorist Attacks on NYC and Washington D.C
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