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  • jamestown

    it was the first permanent english settlement.

  • mayflower

    pilgrams came over on the mayflower compact from britain.

  • declartion of independence

    the 13 colonies wanted independence from king George the third. So they had to fight for it.

  • constitution

    Was written so they can have a strong government.

  • bill of rights

    the first ten amendments of the constitution. Needed it because they thought the goverment had to much power

  • marbury vs. madison

    first supreme court case that used the judical reiew

  • louisiana purchase

    Thomas Jefferson bought louisiana and made the Unites States two times bigger.

  • california gold rush

    Everyone fled to California because of the gold but not many found anything.
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    civil war

    was a war about ending slavery.