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Battle of Saratoga Oct 17, 1777
#1882.81
The battle of Saratoga and the defeat of British General Burgoyne proved to be a turning point for the colonists in the American Revolution.
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Blizzard of 1888 Dec 3, 1888
#1996.14.0190.01-.05
The blizzard of '88 blanketed the northeastern part of the United States with 21 to 50 inches of snow in 36 hours.
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Bloody Brook Sep 18, 1675
#1999.03.0026
A surprise attack at Bloody Brook (present-day South Deerfield, MA) resulted in a devastating loss of life of English at the hands of Native Americans during King Philip's War (1675-1676).
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Bunker Hill Jun 17, 1775
#1927.28
Following the battles at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, New England communities sent militia units to Boston and Cambridge.
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Deerfield Raid Feb 29, 1704
#IR.001
The attack on Deerfield, Massachusetts, on February 29, 1704 by the French and Native Americans from Canada resulted in the death or capture of half of the town's residents.
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Great Awakening 1730-1769
#L01.001
The first Great Awakening (1730s to the 1760s) was a religious revival that began within Protestantism.
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Historical Pageants 1910-1916
#L99.015
Deerfield, Massachusetts, residents, with a professional director, produced three pageants in the early 20th century, in 1910, 1913 and 1916.
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King Philip's War 1675-1676
#L99.122
King Philip, whose Wampanoag name was Metacom, rallied the members of other Native bands in New England to forcibly halt the taking of land by the English.
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Peskeompskut May 19, 1676
#L98.025
Located at a falls on the Connecticut River in the present-day town of Montague, Peskeompskut was a traditional seasonal gathering place for Native peoples to meet and trade.
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Queen Anne's War 1703-1713
The War of Spanish Succession was know as Queen Anne's War in New England, named for the British monarch who reigned from 1702 to 1714.
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Reconstruction 1865-1875
#1965.03.01.01
The reconstruction period in the American South followed the Civil War and lasted about ten years, from 1865 to 1875.
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Russian Civil War 1917-1922
#1996.12.3633
The Russian Civil War, which resulted in the formation of the Communist party, began in 1917.
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Second Great Awakening 1820-1859
#L05.060
The Second Great Awakening (from the late 1820s to the 1850s) was a revival of Protestantism in North America.
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Shays' Rebellion 1786-1787
#L03.001
Led by Daniel Shays (c.1747-1826) of Pelham, Massachusetts, and peopled largely by disgruntled farmers, the "army" rebelled against taxes imposed by the government in Boston.
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Spanish-American War 1898-1899
#1959.07.08
The Spanish-American War of 1898-1899 was part of a larger American goal to expand territory and its influlence abroad.
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The Civil War 1861-1865
#L02.024
The American Civil War, a result of the vastly different ways of life in North and South, including the institurion of slavery, lasted for four bloody years.
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The Great Depression 1929-1940
The depression in the United States in 1929 was the most sweeping economic downturn in the history of the country.
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The Mexican War 1846-1848
The Mexican War began with a border dispute between the United States and Mexico and ended with the United States in possession of Texas and the present southwestern states.
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The Revolutionary War 1775-1783
#CRR.B.28
The new Americans resented being ruled from a distance by Great Britain and went to war to attain their independence.
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The War of 1812 1812-1815
#1885.01.02
The War of 1812 was prompted by the interference of shipping by England against the newly-formed United States, mianly the impressment of American sailors into the British Navy.
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The War of Spanish Succession 1701-1714
Disagreements among European nations over the Legitmacy of Philip V's claim to the Spanish throne in 1700 led to the War of Spanish Succession.
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World War I 1914-1918
#L03.006
World War I involved European nations and was fought entirely in Europe; the United Stated entered in the last year of conflict.
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