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When the British Parliament passed the Tea Act the American colonies acted against it and tossed 342 chests of tea overboard.
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France & Spain agreed to give weapons American rebels during the Revolutionary War.
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When the 13 colonies issued the Declaration of Independence they severed their connection to Great Britain.
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This was when the US made a deal with France to buy the whole Louisiana Territory. The Louisiana Territory stretched from the Mississippi River in the east, the Rocky Mountains in the west, to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, and south to the Canadian Border.
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Meriwether Lewis was asked by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the new territory. William Clark was asked by Lewis to accompany him on the journey.
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Nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived on millions of acres. By the end of the decade very few lived there. The federal government forced them to leave their homelands and walk thousands of miles to a specially designated area for Native Americans.
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War fought between Mexico and Texas. It was a war for Texas' independence from Mexico.
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A group of American Pioneers that got trapped in the wilderness. They had to resort to cannibalism in order to survive. Only one person was found and he was surrounded by human bodies, the dead body of George Donner, and kettles full of human blood.
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The gold rush was a very significant that shaped America in a big way. There were thousands of prospective miners in California once the news of gold found spread to all corners of the globe.
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The Civil War decided what kind of nation it would be.
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The 18th amendment banned the manufacturing, selling, or transporting alcoholic beverages with the exception of those used for religious rites.
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Granted American women the right to vote.
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It was the fourth and last day of the stock market crash of 1929.
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Japanese fighter planes bombed an American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.
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More than 200,000 Americans gathered Washington, DC for a political rally for Jobs and Freedom.
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Ronald Reagan was sworn into office.
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When 19 militants hijacked 4 planes. 2 of the planes hit the twin towers, 1 hit the pentagon, and the last one landed in a field in Pennsylvania.
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The day I was born.
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My sister was born.
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My brother was born.
