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He actually never set foot in North America, he was in Central & South America the whole time. -
Established in 1607, but left bare for a brief period and finally settled in 1634 as the first British settlement in the New World. -
The war started over the confusion of who the Ohio river belonged to as a territory, Britain or France. Britain won this war.
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A group of men in Boston, Massachusetts, "The Sons of Liberty", dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston harbor while dressed as Native Americans. They're imported tea supply was being unfairly taxed and they were not allowed to have a representative in British Court to change this, hence the term "Taxation without representation." -
This was the battle that started the Revolutionary War. British authorities and American colonists were on edge with each other for years preceding the battle, but the Americans finally had enough after British militia tried to confiscate a weapons cache the night before. -
The Declaration of Independence is primarily known for being signed on July 4, 1776, but it was also signed by more founding fathers on Aug 2nd, 1776. -
This battle was lead by George Washington, with 17,000 troops in total, meant to force British forces to surrender in Yorktown.
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The CC met to discuss the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. James Madison made the first drafts of the Constitution soon afterwards.
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An American inventor, Eli Whitney, invented the cotton gin to speed up the process of removing the seeds from cotton fiber. It made cotton a much more profitable business, causing more land and slaves to be purchased by slave owners. -
John Adams signed these acts while in office, granting him the power to deport foreigners considered "Dangerous", and it made gaining citizenship as an immigrant much, much harder. -
This was when the U.S. purchased 530,000,000 acres of land from France, it is called the Louisiana Purchase because what was originally requested was just part of Louisiana. -
Britain vs U.S.. Again. Called the War of 1812 to distinguish it from the Napoleonic war during the same time period.
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This was when Missouri was declared a slave state and Maine was declared a non-slave state by congress. -
Andrew Jackson was a popular candidate, having served in the military and other branches of government. -
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph to communicate coded messages over long distances. -
Because of the effects of the War of 1812 and Andrew Jackson's Specie Circular order, the economy was left in poverty and people, well, panicked. -
The Indian Removal Act was passed in 1831, backed by President Andrew Jackson, forcing Native Americans to migrate 60 miles to the Ohio river to make room for settlers. Native americans referred to the journey as "The Trail of Tears."
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Caused by territory disputes in southern Texas.
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Made recovering escaped slaves easier for southern slave owners, and ended slave trade in Washington, D.C.. -
This began the Civil War.
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Issued by President Lincoln, stating "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
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The official surrender of the Confederates, ending the Civil War. -
John Wilkes Booth, an angry confederate, shot Lincoln in a theater. -
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