Landmarks in American history

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    13 colonies

    They belong to the British Empire
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    American Revolution

    Ideological and political revolution against the British America colonists. It generates a war between the British Empire and the 13 colonies from 1775 to 1783.
  • Declaration of independence

    Announcement of a separation from Great Britain: the 13 colonies must become independant.
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    Western Expansion

    Western territories, belonging to Mexico or Spain, become states of the US.
  • Treaty of Paris

    End of the American revolution, separation from Great Britain and independence of the 13 colonies
  • US Constitution

    Supreme law of the USA commissioned by the Philadelphia Convention.
  • Bill of rights

    It comprises the first ten amendments to the US Constitution.
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    American Civil War

    Fight between northern states and southern states.
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    Rise of industrial America

    The industrial revolution reaches the United States, which becomes the leading industrial power in the world.
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    Reconstruction

    The country is rebuilding following the damage of the Civil war