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In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed several acts to punish Massachusetts
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Twelve delegates from the colonies met because of the coercive acts made by the British Parliament
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These were the first two official battles of the revolutionary war. "Shots heard around the world".
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The US wanted independence from Great Britain but Great Britain didn't want to give up the 13 colonies so they fought for their freedom.
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On July 4th 1776, the colonies declared independence from Great Britain
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The Articles of Confederation was the first attempt at the US constitution. This failed because they gave to little power to the central government and to much to the states.
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The treaty of Paris was a treaty that made Britain give up the 13 colonies. This treaty gave us the right to rule ourselves.
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Shay's Rebellion started when a bunch of farmers who fought in the revolution were not getting paid because of the Articles of Confederation. This started in Massachusetts.
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The constitutional convention originally met to discuss the weak Articles of Confederation but they ended up creating and signing the US Constitution.
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The US constitution was ratified and we still use it today which is amazing. Ratification is when you give formal consent to a treaty.
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George Washington became the first US president after leading his country to victory in the Revolution.
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The Bill of Rights was something the anti-federalist wanted in the government. This document gave the US citizens basic rights
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From 1800-1825 there was a huge population boom in the US. The population had doubled in just 25 years
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Pirates off the northern coast of Africa forced the Us to protect Tripoli and then they attacked it. The US won and the marines were created
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The war of 1812 started when Great Britain started seizing trade ships headed for France. The US won the war and started to be looked at as one of the big dogs in the world
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The British wanted to capture Baltimore which was a major port city during the war of 1812. Francis Scott Key wrote the star spangled banner after he saw the US flag still up at Fort McHenry.
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This was a great battle in the war of 1812 for the US. Led by Andrew Jackson the US destroyed Great Britain in New Orleans to capture this crucial port city
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The USA was feeling really good after back to back war victories against great Britain. There was a strong sense of nationalism and people were proud to be American.
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At this time there had to be an even number of free and slave states. When Missouri was created they wanted to be a slave state but that would give the slave states power so they created Maine to balance it.
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The US closed off the western hemisphere to further European exploration. In return the US would not get involved in affairs in Europe
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Andrew Jackson became president after being the war hero in the battle of New Orleans.
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The south hated Lincoln because he was against slavery. They thought he would try to do something about it so the left the US and created the Confederate States of America.
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This was the first official event of the civil war. The confederate won the battle. Fort Sumter is around Charleston SC.
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This war started by the Southern states succeeding from the Union to become the Confederate Sates. The southern states wanted to succeed because they felt the north didn't have their best interest and they were imposing on their rights. By the end it was mainly about slavery.
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The emancipation proclamation was a document that freed every slave in the south. It didn't actually free any slaves because Lincoln had no control over them.