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The original 13 colonies were founded in 1607. The colonies were founded on the east coast of what is now the United States.
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The 30 years war started when the Emperor of Bohemia attempted to control the religious activities of his people. The war involved many of the major powers in Europe.
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The first Anglo Dutch War was fought over the control of certain trade routs. It was fought between England and the Dutch states.
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The Great Plague inEngland was the last major outbreak of the bubonic plague in Great Britain. It is estimated that over 100,000 people died.
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In 1723, Peter the Great abolished slavery in Russia. He converted household slaves to serfs.
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The French and Indian War was fought by the colonies of Great Britain and France. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
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The American Revolution lasted from 1775-1783,a total of 8 years. The revolution gave the colonies independence from England.
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The Declaration of Independence allowed the colonists to break their political connections with Great Britain. The document declared the colonies as an independent nation.
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John Quincy Adams was born in Massachusetts. He was born to John and Abigail Adams. "On July11,1776, Abigail's second child was born - a son they named John Quincy Adams (Unger 10)."
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Shays Rebellion resulted from an increase on tax to pay off debts. A group of farmers led by Captain Daniel Shay shut down courts to prevent the collection of taxes
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The Constitution established America's national government. It also guaranteed certain rights to all of its citizens.
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Sydney was the first settlement in Australia. It was founded when the first fleet arrived in Australia from England.
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George Washington was elected President of the United States on April 30,1789. He was the first president of the United States.
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John Adams, the father of John Quincy Adams, was elected president in 1797. He was the second president of the United States.
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John Quincy Adams was elected to State Senate in March of 1802.
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The United States declared war on Britain in 1812. The war was declared because Britain refused to stop seizing American ships that traded with France.
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In 1814, John Quincy Adams helped to negotiate the Treaty of Ghent. This treaty ended the War of 1812.
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John Quincy Adams was appointed Secretary of State on March 5, 1817. He was appointed by President James Monroe
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John Quincy Adams was elected the sixth President of the United States. He served as President from 1825 to 1829. "...John Quincy Adams the election as the nation's sixth President. In doing so, he became the first non-Virginian to win the presidency since his father's election thirty years earlier in 1796 (Unger 236-237)."
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John Quincy Adams ran against Andrew Jackson in the 1828 Presidential election. Andrew Jackson was the first President whose home state was not Virginia or Massachusetts.
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John Quincy Adams died at 80 years old. He died in Washington D.C. on February 23,1848. "As they laid John Quincy to rest, a small troop fired rifles in a last salute from nearby Penn's Hill, where John Quincy and his mother, Abigail, had watched the Battle of Bunker's hill and the beginning of the revolution that spawned a new nation (Unger 312)."
