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Growth of Our Nation
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Boston Tea Party
Because of the Tea Act, Boston rebels, disguised as Indians, raided British tea ships and dumped barrels of tea in Boston Harbor. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, the document that declared America's freedom from Britain, was signed on July 4th. It was signed by fifty-six delegates to the Second Continental Congress. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars from Napoleon Bonaparte of France. -
Confederacy is formed and the Civil War begins
Due to Linoln's election, Southerners believed they had "lost their political voice" in the United States Government. South Carolina was the first to leave the Union in December of 1860. Eventually, by February of 1861, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas had joined South Carolina. The war began in April. -
Slavery is Abolished
The 13th Amendment, the abolisment of slavery, was passed by Congress on January 31st, 1865, and ratified December 6th, 1865. -
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattax
The Civil War came to end in April of 1865 when Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate soldiers, surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, the general of the Union army, at Appomattax. -
Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
While viewing a play with his wife, Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth. -
African-American Males can vote
Thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment, Male African-Americans were given the right to vote. -
Invention of the light bulb
The lightbulb was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879.
