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US History Dates 2
US History Dates 1700-1850
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Sugar Act | 1764 |
| The Stamp Act | 1765 |
| Boston Massacre (5 were killed) | 1770 |
| Boston Tea Party | 1773 |
| Continental Congress set up to protect freedom & liberty | 1774 |
| Paul Revere's ride | 1775 |
| Declaration of Independence drafted - Thomas Jefferson | 1776 |
| France joined the colonists' fight against British | 1778 |
| Revolutionary War ended | 1783 |
| US Constitution written | 1787 |
| George Washington becomes 1st president | 1789 |
| Bill of Rights is written | 1791 |
| Louisiana Purchase from France ($15 million given to Napoleon) | 1803 |
| Lewis & Clark Expedition begins (Sacajawea) | 1804 |
| At war with British who tried to stop our trade (Francis Scott Key writes national anthem) | 1812-1815 |
| Monroe Doctrine: US is separate from European nations (our foreign policy) | 1823 |
| First train (iron horse) goes down the track (13 miles from Baltimore) | 1830 |
| Samuel Morse - Morse Code ("What hath God wrought?) | 1844 |
| California Gold Rush | 1849 |