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Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense. This gave encouragement to all the American soldiers in the Revolutionary War and help join the different colonies.
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Declaration of Independence was signed. This said that we are a free country.
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George Washington and his army cross the Delaware River. This leads to the first winning battle that raises moral.
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First written plan for the United States government. This would be proved weak but lead to the Constitution.
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Benjamin Franklin was the American ambassador in France. This helped gain support from countries during the Revolutionary War.
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Benedict Arnold is found to be a spy for the British. He leaked secrets concerning our battles to the enemy
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British surrender at Yorktown. This battle leads to the end of the American Revolution
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England officialy ends it hostility to U.S.A. This will open trade between our two countries.
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Farmers Rebel with Danial Shay against collection of debts. This proved tha Articles of Confederation weak.
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George Washington is elected the first president under the Constitution. He leads us through hard times and excelles.
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Bill of Rights is ratified. This gives each American rights that can not be taken away by the government.
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Men rebel because they dont want to pay the whiskey tax. Men rebeled against the government yet the constitution still held firm.
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John Adams is elected president. passed many acts to help the country
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Ohio joins the union by becoming the 17th State. This helps further westward expansion.
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U.S.A. bought 828,000 acres of land from France. This helped create the country we are in today.
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Act Prohibiting Importing Slaves is made. First major step made to abolish slavery
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U.S.A. declares war on Great Britian. This set us back a couple of years in industrilization.
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This is not a railroad but paths that runaway slaves took to freedom. Helped slaves make it to free states and to Canada.
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This declared that any European country could not interfer with any South or North American settlements. This freed all of the Americas from European influence
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The Erie Canal is open for traffic. This leads to quicker trade between Hudson River and Lake Erie.
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Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die within hours of each other on this fateful day. America lost two great heros and minds on this day.
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This act called for the removal of Native Americans to reservations. This act is a black spot on American History by removing innocent people off of their own land.
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The First Rail Station was opened in Baltimore. Railroading helped expand America and made trade easier.
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Thousands of Native Americans died while making a forced trek to new lands on western reservations. This eventually lead to the complete removal of all of Native American lands.
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This trail lead from St. Louis to Oregon territory. New opportunity in the west for settlers.
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Morse code was invented. This lead to quicker comunication in the U.S.A.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book inflames peoples opinion about slavery.
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Civil War starts at fort Sumter and splits our nation into two sides the North and the South. This set us back at least 20 years in industrialization.
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Abraham Lincoln proclaimed all slaves are free. Turning point in the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln is killed while watching a play. He was the first president to be assassinated.
