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217 Cards in this Set
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Father of Our Country
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1-Washington
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Mount Vernon
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1-Washington
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Warned against the formation of political parties during his Farewell Address
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1-Washington
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Jay's Treaty
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1-Washington
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Whiskey Rebellion
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1-Washington
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Inaugurated in two cities-New York and Philadelphia
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1-Washington
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Only president elected unanimously
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1-Washington
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First prez to live in the White House
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2-Adams
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Veto Mayor
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22/24-Cleveland
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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2-Adams
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Hiram
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18-Grant
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XYZ Affair
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2-Adams
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Old Hickory
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7-Jackson
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Midnight Appointments
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2-Adams
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The Little Magician
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8-Van Buren
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First president whose son became president
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2-Adams
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The Minority President
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19-Hayes
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Died on the same day as Thomas Jefferson
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2-Adams
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The Railsplitter
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16-Lincoln
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Tripolitan War
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3-Jefferson
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Preacher President
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20-Garfield
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Monticello
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3-Jefferson
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People's President
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7-Jackson
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Louisiana Purchase
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3-Jefferson
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Old 8-to-7
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19-Hayes
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Lewis and Clark expedition
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3-Jefferson
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Napoleon of the Stump
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16-Lincoln
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Gets fatal sickness July 4, dies on same day as Adams
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3-Jefferson
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The Great Emancipator
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16-Lincoln
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First president elected by the House of Representatives
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3-Jefferson
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Father of the Constitution
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4-Madison
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The Gentleman Boss
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21-Arthur
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White House burned
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4-Madison
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The Red Fox of Kinderhook
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8-Van Buren
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Missouri Compromise
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5-Monroe
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Unconditional Surrender
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18-Grant
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Acquires Florida
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5-Monroe
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Queen Victoria in Breeches
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19-Hayes
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First to serve 2 different cabinet positions, served in cabinets of 2 preceding presidents
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5-Monroe
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Ma, Ma where's my pa?
Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha! |
22/24-Cleveland
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Ran unopposed for second term, missed unanimous election by one vote
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5-Monroe
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Era of Good Feeling
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5-Monroe
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Congressman after presidency
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6-Adams
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Fought in Seminole War
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7-Jackson
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Bachelor president
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15-Buchanan
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First prez impeached
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17-Johnson
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Defeated Tilden
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19-Hayes
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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14-Pierce
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Latin/Greek Professor
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20-Garfield
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Old Kinderhook
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8-Van Buren
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Douglas debates
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16-Lincoln
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Tippecanoe
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9-Harrison
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Confederate Congressman
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10-Tyler
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Old Rough and Ready
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12-Taylor
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Appomattox
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18-Grant
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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23-Harrison
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Pendleton Act
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21-Arthur
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Ostend Manifesto
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14-Pierce
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Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
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12-Taylor
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Alaska Purchase
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17-Johnson
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Sends Admiral Perry to Japan
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13-Fillmore
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Aroostook War
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8-Van Buren
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Venezuela boundary disputed arbitrated
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22/24-Cleveland
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Oregon Treaty
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11-Polk
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Appoints Daniel Webster Secretary of State
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9-Harrison
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Tariff of Abominations
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7-Jackson
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Treaty of Washington
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18-Grant
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Calls for Panama Canal under US Control
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19-Hayes
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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21-Arthur
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South Carolina secedes
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15-Buchanan
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West Virginia joins Union
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16-Lincoln
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Fugitive Slave Act
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13-Fillmore
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Credit Mobilier
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18-Grant
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Spoils system
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7-Jackson
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End of Reconstruction
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19-Hayes
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Wilmot Proviso
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12-Taylor
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Mexican War occurred
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11-Polk
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act
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23-Harrison
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Know Nothing Party
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13-Fillmore
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Labor movement picked up speed and the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was formed
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22/24-Cleveland
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Married in the White House
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22/24-Cleveland
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McKinley Tariff Act
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23-Harrison
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Billion Dollar Congress
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23-Harrison
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Judiciary Act
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1-Washington
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Hamilton Tariff
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1-Washington
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Bill of Rights Ratified
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1-Washington
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First Bank of the US chartered
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1-Washington
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Eli Whitney invents cotton gin
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1-Washington
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Eli Whitney invents cotton gin
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1-Washington
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11th Ammendment passed
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1-Washington
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Battle of Fallen Timbers
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1-Washington
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Pinckney's Treaty
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1-Washington
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
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2-Adams
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Fries Uprising
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2-Adams
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Logan Act
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2-Adams
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Library of Congress Founded
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2-Adams
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First law declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court
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3-Jefferson
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Essex Junto
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3-Jefferson
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New Jersey ends slavery
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3-Jefferson
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Webster's Dictionary 1st published
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3-Jefferson
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Cumberland Road passed
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3-Jefferson
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Embargo Act
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3-Jefferson
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Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
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3-Jefferson
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Robert Fulton builds steamboat
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3-Jefferson
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Non-Intercourse Act
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4-Madison
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Macon's Bill Number 2
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4-Madison
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Battle of Tippecanoe
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4-Madison
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Treaty of Fort Jackson
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4-Madison
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Treaty of Ghent signed
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4-Madison
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Hartford Convention
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4-Madison
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Second Bank of US Chartered
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4-Madison
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Rush-Bagot Treaty
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5-Monroe
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Harvard Law School Founded
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5-Monroe
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Bonus Bill
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5-Monroe
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Denmark Vesey executed
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5-Monroe
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First to win election with presidential nominating convention
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6-Adams
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The election he won was called "Corrupt Bargain"
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6-Adams
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Erie Canal opened
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6-Adams
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Tariff of Abominations
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6-Adams
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Kitchen Cabinet
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7-Jackson
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Second Great Awakening
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7-Jackson
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Oregon Trail comes into use
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7-Jackson
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Indian Removal Act
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7-Jackson
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Nat Turner's revolt
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7-Jackson
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Cyrus McCormick invents the reaper
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7-Jackson
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Black Hawk War
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7-Jackson
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Ordinance of Nullification passed by South Carolina
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7-Jackson
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Seminole War begins
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7-Jackson
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Force Bill passed
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7-Jackson
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Texas War for Independence begins
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7-Jackson
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Samuel Colt invents revolver
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7-Jackson
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Gag Rule
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7-Jackson
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Specie Circular
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7-Jackson
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Caroline Affair
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8-Van Buren
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US recognizes Republic of Texas
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8-Van Buren
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Oberlin College enrolls first female students
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8-Van Buren
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Trail of Tears
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8-Van Buren
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Amistad Case
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8-Van Buren
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Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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10-John Tyler
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Samuel Morse sends first telegraph
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10-John Tyler
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Walker Tariff Bill
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11-Polk
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Seneca Falls Convention
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11-Polk
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Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill in California
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11-Polk
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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11-Polk
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Kanagawa Treaty
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14-Pierce
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Dred Scott decision handed down, declaring that blacks aren't citizens and can't sue
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15-Buchanan
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Transatlantic Cable laid
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15-Buchanan
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Lincoln-Douglass debates took place
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15-Buchanan
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Harper's Ferry Raid (John Brown's Raid)
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15-Buchanan
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Comstock Lode discovered
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15-Buchanan
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Pony Express begins
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15-Buchanan
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Crittenden Compromise
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15-Buchanan
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Morrill tariff
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16-Lincoln
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First Battle of Bull Run
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16-Lincoln
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Homestead Act
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16-Lincoln
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Pacific Railway Act
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16-Lincoln
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Battle of Antietam
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16-Lincoln
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Emancipation Proclamation
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16-Lincoln
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Battle of Gettysburg
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16-Lincoln
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Wade Davis Bill
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16-Lincoln
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Sand Creek Massacre
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16-Lincoln
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Maximilian Affair
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16-Lincoln
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Civil War ends
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17-Johnson
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Freedman's Bureau
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17-Johnson
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Civil Rights Act
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17-Johnson
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Ku Klux Klan founded
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17-Johnson
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Tenure of Office Act
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17-Johnson
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The Grange founded
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17-Johnson
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Reconstruction begins
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17-Johnson
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Burlingame Treaty
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17-Johnson
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University of California chartered
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17-Johnson
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Carnegie Steel Company chartered
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17-Johnson
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Typewriter invented
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17-Johnson
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Wyoming becomes first state to let women vote
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18-Grant
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First Transcontinental Railroad completed
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18-Grant
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Knights of Labor formed
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18-Grant
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First graduate programs (Yale and Harvard)
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18-Grant
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Standard Oil Company is formed
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18-Grant
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Great Chicago Fire
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18-Grant
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Yellowstone National Park created
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18-Grant
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Amnesty Act
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18-Grant
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Alabama Claims
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18-Grant
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First Kentucky Derby
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18-Grant
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Resumption Act
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18-Grant
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Civil Rights Act
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18-Grant
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National League of Baseball founded
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18-Grant
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Battle of Little Bighorn
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18-Grant
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Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
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18-Grant
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Bland-Allison Act
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19-Hayes
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Morgan silver dollars first minted
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19-Hayes
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Thomas Edison invents light bulb
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19-Hayes
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Knights of Labor go public
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19-Hayes
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Dust Bowl begins
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19-Hayes
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US population reaches 50 million
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19-Hayes
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Clara Barton creates Red Cross
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21-Arthur
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Tuskegee Institute founded
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21-Arthur
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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21-Arthur
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European Resriction Act
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21-Arthur
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Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
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21-Arthur
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Brooklyn Bridge opens
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21-Arthur
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Washington Monument completed
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22/24-Cleveland
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Stanford University founded
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22/24-Cleveland
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Interstate Commerce Commision
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22/24-Cleveland
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Dawes Act
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22/24-Cleveland
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Hatch Act
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22/24-Cleveland
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National Geographic Society
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22/24-Cleveland
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act
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23-Harrison
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Yosemite National Park created
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23-Harrison
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McKinley tariff
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23-Harrison
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Wounded Knee Massacre
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23-Harrison
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North American's Women Suffrage Association founded
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23-Harrison
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Basketball invented
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23-Harrison
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Baltimore Crisis
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23-Harrison
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Homestead Strike
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23-Harrison
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General Electric Company founded
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23-Harrison
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Coxey's Army
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22/24-Cleveland
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First Income Tax
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22/24-Cleveland
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