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He actually landed in Cuba, but he was the first European to discover the "New World"
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Jamestown was the first permanent settlement for the English in America.
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To protest unfair British taxes on Americans, patriots threw British tea into Boston Harbor.
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The United States fought for its independence from Great Britain
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The Declaration of Independence said that we are our own country, independent from Britain
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By defeating the British in the Revolutionary War, the United States became an independent country.
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The Constitution created the government that we have today.
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The Bill of Rights guaranteed certain rights to Americans, like freedom of speech and the right to a fair trial by jury to name just a few.
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Napoleon sold the Louisiana Purchase to the US for $11 million dollars. That's $219 million in today's money. It doubled the size of the United States.
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They were the first Americans to see what lie west of the thirteen colonies.
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Americans fought the British over freedom of the seas. The British burned Washington DC.
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The South had seperated from the Union over the issue of slavery in the West, and the North fought to keep the United States together.
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Because the North won, the US remained one nation, however, the issue of equality between blacks and whites remained an issue for another century and beyond.
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She was a leader in the women's rights movement.
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It was created by Samuel Gompers so working people could have better conditions, fewer hours, and more pay.
