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Britain fought the French and Native Americans for territory in North America.
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America revolts against England for unfair treatment. America ends up winning.
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America officially declares independence from Britain, in the middle of Revolutionary War
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America won Revolutionary War, and needed laws. This was the original laws of the land that gave almost no power to the federal government
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After the constitution was ratified the previous year, the congress meets to discuss future laws
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55 delegates held a convention to create a new constitution. The articles of confederation were not working, so something new was needed
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After leading US revolution, Washington because the US’ first president
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A couple years after the constitution, the first ten amendments are added, known as the bill of rights
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The US bought over 800,000 square miles of the Continental US from France in 1803 for $15,000,000, or about $18 per square mile
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3 year long war between US and Britain
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Gold was found in California, cause lots of people from the East Coast to travel to California to try to get rich
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16th president of the United States who freed the slaves was elected
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The year after Abraham Lincoln was elected, southern states seceded and the North fought the South to keep them in the US
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John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln in Ford Theatre, killing him within 24 hours
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The first continental railroad made transport of goods, materials, and people across the Continental US very fast and efficient
