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  The first perminent English settlement in America.
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  Document that started a government system for the pilgrams.
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  A war between France and Britain over land in the U.S.
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  Rioting was breaking out in Boston and there ended up being a shooting involving redcoats firing on colonists.
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  The colonists did not appreciate all the taxes from Britain that were put on them without any representation from the colonists.
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  America started a revolution against Britain and won independence.
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  A document sent from America to Britain declaring independence.
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  A document made that outlines our government.
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  A document that gave people rights from the government.
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  A machine invented by Eli Whitney that produced cotton at a much faster rate with made the economy in the south grow.
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  Thomas Edison bought land from the French which nearly doubled our size.
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  A court case which established judicial review, which decides if something is constitutional or not.
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  A war between America and Britain over Britain taking American sailors and blocking ships from trading.
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  President Andrew Jackson signs a act which relocates indians.
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  A war between Mexico and the U.S. over territory on the border.The U.S. gained land after a treaty was signed.
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  Gold is found in California which brings people all over the U.S. in hope to finding gold.
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  The war between the North and South over slavery and tariffs.
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  A document signed by President Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves in the U.S.