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English colonists arrived to start a new life. They wanted to be free form dept. The first permanant English settlement was Jamestown, Virginia
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The British were taxing the colonists, and giving them no say to where their money went. so they boycotted and didn't buy british goods. Which resulted in the Brithish sending over their soldiers, and the revolutionary wasr began.
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On July 4th 1776 Thomas Jefferson summarized the colonists views in the Declaration of Independance.
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The 13 states cam togethor and wrote the constitution. which set up the framework for our goverment. It is still the highest law of the United states.
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In 1803
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In 1804 Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land west of the Mississippi river. They eventualy traveled to the coast and back about 8000 miles.
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In 1861 the Civil war between the North and South started. They fought over people being kept as slaves.1
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President woodrow wilson did not want america to take part, but when Germany started sinking american ship, he had no choice.
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Japan attacked Americas naval base at Pearl Harbor. Then the United states declared war on Japan.
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On september 11, 2001 four planes were hijacked and two of them flew into the world trade center, 1 went into the pentagon, and the fourth was supposed to go into the capital but it crashed in a field.
