Important dates in Texas and American History
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| 1492 | Christopher Columbus first voyage to the Americas
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| 1519 | Alverez de Pineda maps the Texas coast line
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| 1607 | Jamestown colony founded
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| 1620 | Pilgrims landed in Plymouth
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| 1776 | The Declaration of Independence was signed
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| 1787 | The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, PA
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| 1803 | Thomas Jefferson Purchased the Louisiana Territory
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| 1849 | The California Gold Rush
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| 1861 | The Civil War begin
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| 1865 | Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, in Virginia
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| 100 | Senators in the U.S Congress
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| 435 | Representatives in the U.S Congress
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| 9 | Supreme Court Justices
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| Rick Perry | Governor
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| Barrack Obama | The President of the united States
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| Joe Biden | Vice President of the United States
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| George Washington | 1st President of the United States
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| John Adams | 2nd President of the United States
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| Thomas Jefferson | 3rd President of the United States
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| Andrew Jackson | 7th President of the United States
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| James K. Polk | 11th President of the United States
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| Abraham Lincoln | 16th President of the United States
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| Ulysses S. Grant | 18th President of the United States
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| To withdraw | secede
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| The Union | Carpetbaggers, Yankees
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| The Confederacy | Rebel, Scalawag
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| Forced enrollment into the military | conscription
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| 1st state to leave the Union | South Carolina
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| Last land battle of the Civil War | Palamito Ranch
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| 1821 | Mexico independence from Spain
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| 1836 | Texas independence from Mexico
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| 1845 | Texas Annexed into the U.S
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