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Sailed the atlantic and sighted land by the Carribean sea.
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Group of English settler founded Jamestown, Virginia.
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Raised taxes on colinists by having them place stamps on certia items.
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America declared independence from Britian by signing the Declaration of Independence.
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The firts ten amendments and it was ratified in 1791.
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Expresed extreme views and stated Mexico lies at the feet of the U.S.
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-goverment offered to buy land
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Seneca Falls Convention- equal rights for all women.
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Created to help slaves escape slavery. Many people helped all the slaves.
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Allowed harsh steps to be taken agianst slaves who ran away and northerners disliked the law.
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When the Court defined slaves as property, protected by the Conststution. Southerners celebrated the decision.
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Changed th U.S., made Fed. Gov. bigger and stronger, and widened the econimic gap between north and south.
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Rebeleed against colonists
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Slavery was ablolished and slaves were free.
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Civil War ends after 4 years of fighting and slaves are finally free.
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Created to help former slaves and it passed the Civil Rights act which garunteed the Civil Rights for African Americans.
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Gave Afr. Amer. the right to vote.
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Tried to force assimilation of Nat. Amer. into white culture, reservations were broke up and gave away, and the policy failed because Nat. Amer. were cheated.
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Changed the industry and many railroads failed.
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When Pullman tried to control all his workers lives.
