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One of the richest countries
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Sonni Ali was the first king
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African Kingdom
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West African empire
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"Founded" America
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Search for gold
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Spanish and the Portuguese agreement on newly claimed land in the new world
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Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador
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Lead to find the first permanent English settlement in North America
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Located in east Virginia
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William Bradford led expedition
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Moved to colonies because religious intolerance and persecution
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Passed by the English Parliament to regulate shipping and maritime commerce
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Known as the First Indian War
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Led by Nathaniel Bacon
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Fought between Great Britain and France in North America for control of the continent
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Religious revivalism that spread throughout the American colonies
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Begins when England declares war on France
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The first tax on the American colonies imposed by the British Parliament Source: https://www.carolana.com/NC/Royal_Colony/The_Sugar_Act_1764.html
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Required American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used
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The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England
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Meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for protesting against tea act
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America became free from Britain
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American victory and turning point in the Revolution
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First constitution of the United States
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Led by George Washington
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Armed uprising of citizens in Massachusetts after the Revolutionary War
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Established orderly procedures for the settlement
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The constitution lacked political rights, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press
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A tax protest
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Signed into law by President Adams
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Land deal between the United States and France
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Prohibit American ships from trading in foreign ports
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War started because of restrictions on US trade resulting from the British blockade
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major turning point in the Black Hawk War
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Maine was admitted as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state
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Mexico became free from Spain
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Texas won independence from Mexico
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War between the United States and Mexico stemming from the United States annexation of Texas
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Peace treaty
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Slavery issue caused bills to be passed
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Allowed settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within a new state’s borders
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Decision deciding whether Dred Scott was a citizen or not Source: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/civil-rights-in-america-47909a24-1d13-436f-9124-8fb10a1c8112
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Confederate States left the union
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War between the North and South because of the enslavement of African Americans
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Served as a wakeup call for the North
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Allowed African Americans to join the Union army
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The turning point of the Civil War
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"March to the Sea"
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John Wilkes Booth Source: https://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/2015/04/abraham_lincoln_assassination.html
