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1741 |
1741 July 15 Aleksei Chirikov
and Vitus Bering Expedition discover Alaska |
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1756 |
1756 - 1763 - The Seven Years
War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over
land is won by Great Britain. France gives England
all French territory east of the Mississippi River,
except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and
west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
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1776 |
Captain James Cook of England
searches for Northwest Passage |
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1775 |
1775 - 1783 - The American
Revolution creates the United States of America. The
Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes
and total power to legislate any laws governing the
American colonies
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1776 |
July 4, 1776 - United States
Declaration of Independence
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1783 |
September 3, 1783 - The Treaty
of Paris is signed by the victorious United States
and the defeated Great Britain
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1784 |
First Russian settlement
established at Three Saints Bay on Kodiak Island |
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1812 |
1812 - 1815 - The War of 1812
between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate
but confirmed America's Independence
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1823 |
1823 President James Monroe,
seeking to prevent European intervention, issues the
Monroe Doctrine
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1861 |
Gold is discovered in Alaska
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1861 |
1861 - 1865: The American
Civil War. In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry
and set in motion events that led directly to the
outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known
opponent of slavery, was elected president and in
1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of
South Carolina was followed by the secession of
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North
Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the
Confederate States of America. The bombardment of
Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the
American Civil War.
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy
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1865 |
1865 December 6: The
Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially
abolishing slavery |
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1867 |
The territory was purchased
from Russia for $7,200,000 and was known as Seward's
Folly (after Secretary of State William H. Seward,
who negotiated the purchase) until gold was
discovered
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1898 |
1898-1901 The Spanish American
War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US
annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
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1903 |
Alaska-Canada border is
settled |
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1959 |
Statehood: The Date that
Alaska was admitted to the Union - January 3, 1959.
Alaska was the 49th State to be admitted to the
Union. State Motto - " North To The Future " |
