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Beginnings to 1877
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Founding of Jamestown
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Mayflower Compact
Their goal was to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia. They ended up setteling in New england and they didnt have a goverment at the time. -
French and Indian War
It was a war between the England and the American colonies. It lasted for seven years and it turned into a world war. -
Townshed Acts
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The Boston Massacre
It was a street fight that occurred between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several. British troops were not welcomed in Boston at the time so it led to a riot. Many colonist were killed. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The Decleration of Independance
It was draftes by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776. Thomas just summarized the thought of what most people thought of and other philosophers. -
Battle of Saratoga
It was the turning point in the Americans' War of Independence.The British lost 2 men for every american fighting in the war. It ended as a draw between the both. -
Federalist Papers
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louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was bought from France and it doubled the size of the US. Also Napolean needed money to fuel a war, so he sold Louisiana to the U.S. -
Nullification Crisis
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Mexican War
Mexico began with an attack on American troops along the southern border of Texas. A few months later a peace treaty was signed. Texas defeated Mexico ceded California and , New Mexico -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 added some new laws to the states. It also admitted California to the union, but people argued if it was going to be a free slave state or not. California became very populated over the time and if they wouldnt of admited it to the Union who knows wat would of happened. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This bill had divided up the land west of Missouri into two territories, Kansas and Nebraska. The bill would allow the settlers of the new territories to decide if slavery would be legal there. I considered this event important beacause it split the land up and some people were not happy because it could be a antislavery state. -
Thirteenth Amendment
officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery
