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  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    The place of "The shot heard around the world" and the official first battle of the American Revolution.
  • Second Continental

    Second Continental

    Delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in philidelphia after Lexington and Concord.
  • Battle at Bunker Hill

    Battle at Bunker Hill

    First major battle of the revoltion.
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    A last attempt to try and settle matters with the King to avoid war, but ultimatly failed
  • Common Sense

    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

    Declaration of Independence

    Document declaring American independence from Brittain and the start of the continental army.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    The French offically joined the war after this battle.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Last major land battle of the American revolution
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    Layed the foundation for the declaration of independence but ultimatly failed.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Ended the revolutionary war.
  • Shays Rebellion

    Shays Rebellion

    the first major armed rebellion caused by poor farmers due to the governments neglect to acknowledge the poor economy.
  • Northwest Ordinance 1787

    Northwest Ordinance 1787

    Stated the rules for a territory to become a state.
  • Texas Independence

    Texas Independence

    The Santa Anna surrendered ending the war between Texas and Mexico. Texas became a republic.
  • Webster-Ashburton Treaty

    Webster-Ashburton Treaty

    A treaty resolving several border issues between America and Brittain.
  • Election of 1844

    Election of 1844

    James Polk ran on expansionalist views and started with the annexation of texas and oregan.
  • Wilmot Proviso

    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

    treaty of guadalupe hidalgo

    Official end of the Mexican American war, and also gave America california and New Mexico.
  • Open Door policy

    Open Door policy

    allowed multable imperial powers access to China.
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase

    The Last major territorial aquisition of the United States also the cause of the continental railroad .
  • Ostend Manifesto

    Ostend Manifesto

    Document that rationalised the idea that the US should buy Cuba from Spain, and declare war if refused.
  • Panic of 1857

    Panic of 1857

    Financial crisis due to declining international economy and over expanding domestic economy.
  • Alaska Purchase

    Alaska Purchase

    The aquisition of the alaskan territorry form Russia
  • U.S.S Maine

    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

    Teller Amendment

    Placed a condition on the military that after freeing cuba we could not take it over.
  • Spanish American war

    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

    election of 1900

    rematch between Mckinley and Bryan
  • Platt Amendment

    Platt Amendment

    replaced the teller amendment declaring that the US troops must withdraw from Cuba after the Spanish American war.
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Roosevelt Corollary

    Roosevelt's farewell adress stating that the US would intervine in European affairs.
  • Gentlemens agreement

    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

    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

    Election of 1912

    a four way election between taft, Teddy, Willson, and Bryan. Willson won the election.
  • Panama canal

    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.