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Lexington and Concord
The place of "The shot heard around the world" and the official first battle of the American Revolution. -
Second Continental
Delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in philidelphia after Lexington and Concord. -
Battle at Bunker Hill
First major battle of the revoltion. -
Olive Branch Petition
A last attempt to try and settle matters with the King to avoid war, but ultimatly failed -
Common Sense
Written by thomas Paine that argued that the colonies deserved independence and helped many turn to the sons and daughters of liberty. -
Declaration of Independence
Document declaring American independence from Brittain and the start of the continental army. -
Battle of Saratoga
The French offically joined the war after this battle. -
Battle of Yorktown
Last major land battle of the American revolution -
Articles of Confederation
Layed the foundation for the declaration of independence but ultimatly failed. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the revolutionary war. -
Shays Rebellion
the first major armed rebellion caused by poor farmers due to the governments neglect to acknowledge the poor economy. -
Northwest Ordinance 1787
Stated the rules for a territory to become a state. -
Texas Independence
The Santa Anna surrendered ending the war between Texas and Mexico. Texas became a republic. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
A treaty resolving several border issues between America and Brittain. -
Election of 1844
James Polk ran on expansionalist views and started with the annexation of texas and oregan. -
Wilmot Proviso
Document wouls ban slavery in the territory aquired from Mexico. -
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Mexican American war
A war for westward expansion and teas between the United States and Mexico -
treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
Official end of the Mexican American war, and also gave America california and New Mexico. -
Open Door policy
allowed multable imperial powers access to China. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Last major territorial aquisition of the United States also the cause of the continental railroad . -
Ostend Manifesto
Document that rationalised the idea that the US should buy Cuba from Spain, and declare war if refused. -
Panic of 1857
Financial crisis due to declining international economy and over expanding domestic economy. -
Alaska Purchase
The aquisition of the alaskan territorry form Russia -
U.S.S Maine
It sank due to an explosion which might have been accidental but due to yellow journalism became a rallying cry for support to the Spanish- American war. -
Teller Amendment
Placed a condition on the military that after freeing cuba we could not take it over. -
Spanish American war
A conflict due to American intervention in Cuba with Spain. Through this America aquired Puerto Rico. -
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Boxer Rebellion
A rebellion in China opposing foriegn powers and christianity in China. -
election of 1900
rematch between Mckinley and Bryan -
Platt Amendment
replaced the teller amendment declaring that the US troops must withdraw from Cuba after the Spanish American war. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt's farewell adress stating that the US would intervine in European affairs. -
Gentlemens agreement
an agreement between America and Japan that America would not intervine with japanese imigration as long as they stopped imigrating to americs. -
election of 1908
Teddy Roosevelt vs Taft resulting with teddy as our president. -
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Mexican Civil War
One of the greatest upheavels of the 20th century stated due to the want of liberalism. -
Election of 1912
a four way election between taft, Teddy, Willson, and Bryan. Willson won the election. -
Panama canal
Made it possable for ships to sail between the pacific amd atlantc ocean without going around the cape of good hope. -
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Jones Act
A series of laws giving Puerto Ricans rights.
