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After decades of staked claims between Spain and Britain, Spain ceded Florida to the United States on February 22, 1819. It was organized as a terrority until 1845 when Florida joined the Union as a slave state.
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Texas successfully gained its independence against Mexico in 1836. Action concerning the annexation did not begiin until 1844 under the presidency of John Tyler. Under the terms of the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States approximately 55% of its prewar territory. As a result, tension was created between the two countries.
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This treaty ended the Mexican-American War. The United States gained what we now consider the Southwest. Mexicans living in these regions could either relocate within Mexico's new borders or become a U.S. citizen with full civil rights. 90% of these people chose to become citizens.
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This region is present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. This purchase costed roughly $10 million under the presidency of Franklin Pierce.
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President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free" unlike contrary belief that slavery was completely abolished.
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The phrase "Jim Crow Law" can be dated back as early as 1892. These laws forced the segregation of color between Africa Americans and whites. The most common types of laws forbade intermarriage, separation on public transporatation, and designated areas for public locations.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Arthur. This act provided a 10-year prohibition of Chinese labor immigration. Individuals who sought to enter the country had to obtain a certificate from the Chinese government qualifying them to migrate to the U.S.
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The revolution radically transformed Mexican politics and society when the dictatorship came to an end. Thousands of Mexican migrant workers fled to the United States during this time period.
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Arizona became the 48th state and the last of the contiguous state to be admitted to the United States.
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On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy ordered an attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. The attack led to the United States to enter World War II and the bombing of Hiorshima and Nagasaki. Japanese people who lived in the United States at the time were also put within camps to prevent terrorism.
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The United Nations was established to promote international co-operation. 51 countries signed the United Nations Charter that was put into affect on October 24, 1945. 193 countries now promote peacekeeping across the world.
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Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis, Tennesse on April 4, 1968. He was an iconic figure in the Civil Rights Movement leading with nonviolence and civil disobedience. His death sparked riots in large cities including Washington DC, Detriot, Chicago, and Boston.
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9/11 is considered the worst terrorist attack against the United States. Plane hijackers crashed into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and part of Pennsylvania. The security of the United States dramatically increased as precautions were took for every little measure of action.
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The Department of Homeland Security announced that people who came to the United States as children could request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years with subject of renewal. Indivudals had to meet guidelines such as:
-arriving in the U.S. before the age of 16
-no lawful status
-currently enrolled in school, etc.
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On November 13, 2015, three suicide bombers struck near the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, followed by suicide bombings and mass shootings at cafés, restaurants and a music venue in Paris. The attackers killed 130 people and left almos 400 injured. Hostages were taken before the terrorists engaged in a stand-off with the police. All of the tragedies that took place in the world this day united countries together to take a stand against terrorism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2015_Par
