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  • jamestown

    jamestown

    first perminament english settlement in america
  • mayflower

    mayflower

    where the pilgrams settled in search for religious freedom
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    french and indian war

    britain defeated france . gained canada and french land around the mississippi river
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    king george the third

    the king of england durging the american revolution
  • declaration of independence

    declaration of independence

    we were a free state
  • american revolution ended

    american revolution ended

    the american revolution ended
  • treaty of paris

    this treaty ended the american revolution
  • constitution

    constitution

    gave power to the government and peoples rights
  • bill of rights

    bill of rights

    limited of government
  • louisiana purchase

    louisiana purchase

    the stae doubled its size
  • maurbry vs madison

    the first supreme court case
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    war of 1812

    a war between the u.s and britain.the u.s showed that they can defend thereselves
  • treaty of ghent

    this treaty ended the war of 1812
  • missouri compromise

    to maintain the balance of powerbetween slave states and free states
  • trail of tears

    thousands of cherokees died during the long journey
  • california gold rush

    california officially became a state and settlers came to california in search for gold and to become rich
  • compromise of 1850

    a disagreement between fee states and slave states
  • election of 1860

    election of 1860

    president abraham lincoln was elected president and won and he was also the president during the civil war
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    civil war

    the biggest war of history and the bloodiest of them all
  • the gettysburg address

    the gettysburg address

    president abraham lincoln gave one of the well known speeches in history
  • appomattox court house

    where lee surrendered to grant and ending the civil war