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Columbus and his crew discovered America and the land around it. They considered it the "New World".
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This treaty let Spain secure its clain to Columbus's discoveries.
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Ponce de Leon thought that Florida was an island and he was seeking gold.
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Balboa claims all lands touched by Pacific Ocean for Spain.
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Cortes brought his people into Mexico and conquered it, creating an empire that grew impressively.
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One of Magellan's five ships made it back to Spain completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.
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This led to Spain discovering New World Silver by 1600.
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Cabrillo lands on the shore of what is now the San Diego Bay and explores the coast.
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off the coast of present day North Carolina.
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First War ends
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The second Warl
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Between England and Spain
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Ended in 1748
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This is also known as the Seven Years War
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He was killed and buried underneath the road so that he could not be wrongly treated by the enemy
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Fought between Continental Army forces and British defenders
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This proclamation closed off the idea of colonial expansion
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Ended the Seven years War
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Also known as the American Revenue Act of 1764
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Colonists were forced to house British soldiers
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Accompanied the Repeal of the Stamp Act
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Created by Charles Townshend
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Five colonists killed because a British officer thought that he was told to fire
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Created to try to fight against Britain's actions during the war
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British East India Company granted tea Monopoly
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The destruction of Britsh tea by the sons of liberty in Boston
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British's Response to the colonists after the Boston Tea Party
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Also known as the British North America Act
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Meeting between the delegates of 12 of the 13 colonies at Carpenter Hall in Philadephia
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First shots fired to begin the Revolutionary War
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Written by Thomas Paine
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First president of the U.S.
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The first 10 Amendments to the constitution,
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Washington's second and last term.
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Causes America to be stuck in the middle.
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Some farmers started an uprising, but Washington led a small army in and shut down the uprising.
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Hamilton interrurupted and told Britain what was coming, but it was a good thing.
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Resolved territory issues between the Spanish and the U.S.
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Inidans cede Ohio
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2nd President of the U.S.
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America wanted to talk to the French leader, but French wanted a ridiculous amount of money
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Set rights for non-citizens and what they had to do to become an American citizen
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Repeal of the Alien and Sedition Acts
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Peace with France
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3rd President of the U.S.
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15 Million dollars for 530,000,000 acres of land from France.
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Transportation booster at this time, until railroads came along.
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Todays national road, route 40
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Nicknamed "Clinton's big ditch"
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Jefferson discovers this University, still up and running today.
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Novel was called "The Spy"
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Great for transportation back then, especially with steam coming around back then,
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It was formed in Virginia.
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Noah Websters dictionary, still in use today
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Newest and quickest way of transportation for people and goods in the U.S.
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Josepth Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont
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Limited hand farming big time.
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Non-Catholics spread rumors that a bible would no longer be allowed in schools, causing this riot.
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Made farming much easier, and less work for slaves.
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Made communcation a lot easier and delivered messages a lot quicker
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The picture here is St. Augustine's Church burning.
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War between Mexico and America, main battle at Beuna Vista
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The Treaty that put an end to the Mexican War
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Immigrants from everywhere came to get rich off of gold in California. Some succeeded, most failed.
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President Zachary Taylor died, letting Fillmore take over.
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The author of this book is Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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A 29,640 sqaure-mile purchase by the United States from Mexico.
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Also known as the "Grand Old Party."
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Let the people of these states decide if slavery would be allowed in them, determined by a theory called "Popular Soveriegnty."
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Brown gathered his men, who came together to murder five innocent men at Pottawatomie Creek.
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Just another financial panic by the United States.
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Scott, a former slave, left his owners plantation, but Taney, the judge of the case, made him go back, calling him prroperty. And Scott couldn't fight back because techincally he was no a citizen.
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Called for a major tax reduction in the United States.
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Brown, for the second time, brings his men into a raid. This time in Virginia, Brown is captured and hanged.
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Lincoln beats out three others to win presidency.
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Followed by many more the next year.
