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The First Permanent Settlement in the Americas by the British.
http://historicjamestowne.org/history/history-of-jamestown/
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20 African Slaves are brought to Jamestown from a dutch ship.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p263.html
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The Mayflower Pilgrams reach plymouth rock and begin another settlement.
http://www.history.com/topics/plymouth
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20 people, most of them women, were tried for witchcraft resulting in their execution.
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htm
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Also known as the Seven year war, A war between both French and British colonies in the Americas. Lasted seven years before the British won.
http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war
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A squad of British soldiers opens fire on a group of protesters resulting in multiple deaths.
http://www.bostonmassacre.net/
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The group known as the "Sons of Liberty" staged a protest against the British by dumping large amounts of tea into the ocean.
http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-party-facts
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The statement that the thirteen new colonies issued to offically break off from their old British rulers. Declared them as sovereign states.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html
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The war between Britan and the newly formed United States was offically over after the signing on the Treaty of Paris.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris -
A series of protests by farmers over the current state of taxes.
http://www.history.com/topics/shays-rebellion
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The constitution was offically ratified meaning the United States was in full effect.
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/constitution-day/ratification.html
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A set of protestets against new taxes on alcohol.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/peopleevents/pande22.html
http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/whiskey-rebellion/ -
An expedition of the new land gained from the Louisiana Purchase. Conducted by Lewis and Clark.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
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A war that lasted about two years that was fought between Britian and the United States. Britian had help from Native Americans while America fought on their own.
http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/the-war-of-1812.aspx
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Missouri was allowed to enter the Union as a slave state but no new slave states were allowed about the 30 degree lat line.
http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise
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The Cherokee nation was forced to give up its land and move to another area. The migration is known as the Trail of Tears and resulted in the death of many,
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears
http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/History/TrailofTears/ABriefHistoryoftheTrailofTears.aspx -
Colonists mainly from America rebelled against a Mexican government in Texas.
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qdt01
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3260 -
The offical end to the war between America and Mexico ending the Mexican American War.
http://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war
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After Gold was found in California many rushed in hopes to strike gold and become rich.
http://www.history.com/topics/gold-rush-of-1849
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California entered the Union as a free state while Utah and New Mexico were given popular sovereignty.
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html
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Repealed the Missouri Act and instead replaced it with Popular sovereignty.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/31a.asp
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Abraham Lincoln was elected after running with the platform of no more slave states, this is the final factor that lead to the Civil War.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abraham-lincoln-elected-president
http://www.historynet.com/abraham-lincoln-election
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War betweenn the North and the South over slavery. After the south suceeded from the union war was declared. The North was victorious after a long and grueling war.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/faq/
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history -
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed and it completely revolutionized the way people traveled and transported goods.
http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/transcontinental-railroad
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The north removes its troops from the South and offically gives up ones its goals for equality marking the end of Reconstruction.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/reconstruction
https://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/the-end-of-reconstruction/
