Landmarks in American History

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    Colonie

    13th (Georgia; South and North Carolina; Virginia; Maryland; Delaware; New Jersay; Pensylvania; New York; Connecticut; Rhode Island; Massachussetts; New Hampshire)
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    American Revolution

    Tension between between colonists and the British authorities.
    the British authorities have increased the taxes imposed on the colony which displeased the colonist.
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  • Massacre of Boston

    Massacre of Boston

    The triggering element of the revolution.
    British Army soldiers killed 5 civilians and injured 6 others
  • Declaration of independance

    Declaration of independance

    Auteurs : Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston
    Separation from Great Britain
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    Western Expansion

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    America controf the british land.
    Buy some territory from France
    set out to conquer the eastern territories
  • Constitution

    Constitution

    Based on strict separation of power
    27 Amendements
  • Bill of Right

    Bill of Right

    Set consisting of the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. It limits the powers of the federal government and guarantees freedoms of the press, speech, religion, assembly, the right to bear arms, and the right to property.
  • First Battle

    First Battle

    The fighting begins when Confederate forces attack a Union military installation at Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay, South Carolina, because Northerners have refused to evacuate it despite threats from the Southerners.
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    Civil War

    Between United States of America
    (north) led by Abraham Lincoln and Confederate States led by Jefferson Davis victory of the union and abolition of slavery
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    Reconstruction

    After Civil War
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    Rise of industrial