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Jamestown is the first permanent colony.
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Pilgrims came to the New World for religious freedom.
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War between colonists at Plymouth Rock and Pequot tribe.
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War between native Indians and New England settlers.
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Rebellion by Virginia Settlers
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People believed witches were possesing them.
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War between the British, French, and Indians
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Forbade settlement past the App. Mountains.
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Confederation of Native tribes against British
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Ended the French and Indian War
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Punished Boston and the colonies for the Boston Tea Party
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Served as the United States' first constitution.
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American farmer rebellion against taxation.
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Added land to the United States
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Divided Northwest land into states
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Group of Founding Fathers gathered to re-write the constitution
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Put Judicial Courts in the United States
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First American President
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The collection of the first 10 amendments in the Constitution
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Protest against the taxation of whiskey.
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Was also the first Vice President
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People did not agree with John Adams decision to pass these laws.
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He was a principle author of the Declaration of Independence.
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U.S bought 827,000 sq. miles for $15 million from France.
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Made Acts passed by Congress void if they were not supported by the Constitution
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During his presidency he was influenced by Thomas Jefferson
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Last Founding Father President
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Compromise that granted Missouri its right to Slavery, but set the line were slavery was legal and illegal.
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Also servered as a Senator and member of House of Representatives.
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Tax that protected Northern Industry. Upset the South.
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He forced the Natives to go on the Trail Of Tears
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Slave rebellion in Virginia, killed between 50-60 people.
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He resigned as Secretary of State because of a sex scandal
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Andrew Jackson forced the removal of multiple Indian nations.
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Mormons moved to Salt Lake City
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Died 30 days after becoming president.
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He was nick-named "His Accidency"
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Known as the last strong president before the Civil War
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The U.S bought what is known today as Southwest America from Mexico.
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Many Americans rushed west to mine for gold to become rich.
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Was the first womens rights convention
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He was a Mexican-American War hero.
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Settled disputes over slavery in newer states.
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Punished people in free states for harboring escaped slaves.
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He is also refered to as an "Accident President" because of the death of the Taylor he filled his place.
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Saw the Abolitionist movement as a threat to the Uninity of the U,S
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America Purchased land from Mexico.
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Added the states Kansas and Nebraska to the Union, had the states vote on slavery.
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He remained a life long bachelor.
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Court case that decided that free slaves were not citizens of the United States.
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Abolished Slavery and helped start the Civil War.
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Encouraged migration by promising land to people who settled in western land.
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Freed slaves in Confederate States
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He was impeached.
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Purchased from Russia for $7.2 million.
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Golden Spike was driven in Utah signifying the completion of the railroad,
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Worked closely with Lincoln during the Civil War.
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He saw the end of reconstruction.
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Ended dispute over presidency, took Northern troops out of the South and ended Reconstruction.
