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Although he never set foot in America, Christopher Columbus opened the Americas to Europe.
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Lunch at JamestownThe founding of Jamestown, Virginia marked the beginning of English colonization in the New World.
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The beginning of slavery in the New world.
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The Mayflower Compact
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The Middle PassageDue to a booming tobacco business, the need for slaves grew. The conditions of importation deteriorated.
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Uniforms of the Seven Years War The Seven Years War lasted from 1756 to 1763. It created a series of hostilities between the British and the Colonies that led to the American Revolution.
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The series of taxes called the Townshend Duties increased resentment by the Colonies.
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Boston Massacre Historical SocietyThis event enraged the already hostile Colonists. It provided propaganda for the Revolutionary War.
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The Colonists officially declared their independence from Great Britian.
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This battles signified the end of the Revolutionary War.
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Shay's RebellionAlthough not a success,
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The Constitutional convention created the governing sysytem used in present times.
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Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney's invention of the Cotton Gin created a booming cotton industry. It also harmed the slaves. -
The Whiskey Rebellion demnstrated the power and legitimacy of the Federal government.
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John Marshall served as Cheif Justice from 1801 to 1835. In that time, he significantly helped to shape the Constitution.
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New territories from the Louisiana Purchase
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The War of 1812
The United states entered the war for expansion. A loss would have meant a loss of independence. -
President Monroe clearly stated that the United states was not to be colonized by European nations.
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Andrew Jackson introduced the Democratic Party to the United States.
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The Nullification Crisis demonstrated the need for unity among the states.
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the Trail of Tears lasted from 1830 to 1838. During that time thousands of Native Americans were forced, often with just the clothes on their backs, to move West.
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The intoduction of railroads played a large part in shaping the society, economy and culture of America.
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The telegraph transformed communication systems in America.
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John BrownJohn Brown's raid left white Southerners feeling unsafe in the Union and aided their decision to secede.
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Lincoln's election secured the South's decision to secede.
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South Carolina's secession enabled other Southern states to do the same.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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<a href='http://thomaslegion.net/appomattoxcourthousethegentlemensagreement.html' >Lee surrenders to Grant</a
Lee's surrender signaled the end of the Civil War. -
The assasination of Lincoln showed the continuing harsh feelings still felt by the South.
