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Jamestown was first established by John Smith.
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Hudson's expedition was originally supposed to find the North-West Passage but was blown off course and found the Hudson river instead
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With no supplies the people of Jamestown soon starved
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A London company would give colonists who paid their own way to Virginia 50 acres
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first representative government set up in Virginia
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Dutch sells 20 African slaves to the Virginia colonists
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Establish Plymouth colony and compose the mayflower compact
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Battles and Conflicts between the Natives and the Virginian Colonists
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John Winthrop went on a voyage with 11 vessels containing 700 passengers.
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Place for Quakers Jews and Others
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Hooker was a Puritan Pastor who left Massachusetts to establish Connecticut
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Massachusetts Bay colony sell hundreds of natives into slavery
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Merchants in the colonies were force to ship their goods directly to England
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Slavery was passed on from generation to generation
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Established by Lord proprietor
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Native Americans Encroached on the Colonies of New England. Natives were captured and were desired to be sent to Barbados
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Natives stole pigs from Thomas Mathew.To pay for a debt he refused to atone Nathanial Bacon formed a militia to support Mathew but Governor Berkley intervened which led to a face-off outside a Virginia courthouse.
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Took place in Southwest area where the Native Americans fought against the Spanish
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Official overthrow of English Catholic King James II by his Protestant daughter Mary and Her Dutch Husband William
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Massachusetts first colony to issue paper bills in the colonies
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Spanish King granted safety to slaves fleeing from New England if they converted to Catholicism and swore sole Allegiance to Spain
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Natives attempted to destroy the English settlers in the Carolina's.
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Intellectual movement that emphasized Human reason and Individualism. Promoted by John Locke and Voltaire.
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Encouraged the colonists to throw out all their distractions and focus on their personal relationship with God
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Publication lasted for 25 years included calendar weather predictions poems advice and more.
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Slaves rebelled while the whites were and church and left for Spanish Florida
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British and American Forces fought against French and Native Americans
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Ottawa fights against the British
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Boundary established between colonies and Native Americans across the Appalachian Mountains
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These Acts Include, Sugar Act(1764), Currency Act(1764), Stamp Acts (1765), Declaratory Act (1766), Townsend Act (1767) Tea Act (1773)
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Group of colonists that fought taxation from the British Government
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British Troops Fire on Colonists
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Sons of Liberty dress as Indians and raid British tea ships
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This Included Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act
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Colonists demand Repeal of the Intolerable Acts
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British Forces sent to seize American Militias arms
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Formed Continental Army under the leadership of George Washington. Drafted Olive Branch petition which was refused by the English Parliament.
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British Take over areas around Boston
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Argues for Independence and Denounces the British Monarchy
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Document Drafted by Thomas Jefferson declaring the Separation of the Colonies from Britain
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George Washington Crosses the Delaware to lead a surprise attack on the Hessian's winning him a decisive victory
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General William Howe was intended to join forces with John Burgoyne However he changed his plans leaving Burgoyne at the mercy of the Continental Army
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Trade treaty between the U.S and France promising Frances support for the U.S. Independance
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General Wallace was waiting for supplies to reach his men and was soon captured by American Forces aided by the French He surrendered and thus ended the revolution
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Secured the United States freedom from England. Negotiated by Benjamin Franklin John Adams and John Jay.
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Farmers owed heavy debts to the Bank and did not have the money to pay them back. Daniel Shay formed a group of "Shaysites" to prevent the Judges from signing foreclosures.
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Madison Proposes Virginia Plan which would separate the Government in to three separate divisions Legislative Executive Judicial. Roger Sherman offers Great Compromise Which would allow for two senators per state.and the house of representatives be base on the states population. There was a 20 year provision to protect slave trade and the slaves would be counted as three fifths of a person.
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First regulated amount of room per slave and limited amount of slaves
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Men Dressed up as Women Tarred and Feathered a Tax Collector. Government sends in military to quail the rebellion.
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U.S. Government could deport any foreigners if they posed a threat to security for the Sedition act The government could prosecute anyone speaking or publishing anything against the policies of the government.
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The electoral votes were tied between the two candidates Jefferson and Burr up until the 36th vote
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Inspired by the Hatian rebellion Gabriel and thousands of other slaves planned a Attack on Richmond Virginia. They were found out by a group of slaves who quickly reported it to their masters. Gabriel along with twenty-five others were tried and deemed guilty
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U.S. Economy Transitions from Agricultural to Industrial
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Start of a revival for Spiritual and Moral renewal Sermons were held at outdoor meetings where people were encouraged to strive for their own salvation
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Jefferson refuses to allow John Adams last minute appointments one appointees sues supreme court rules in Jefferson's favor. and Chief Justice Marshall employs power of Judicial Review which allows the supreme court to decide if an act of congress violates the constitution.
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Jefferson Bought the Louisiana Territory for Fifteen million dollars
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British Came on board looking for deserters.
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Thomas Jefferson closes ports in hopes to avoid involving America in the Napoleonic Wars
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U.S. Was tired of England's restrictions on their trade and wanted to be able to gain more territory. The war was fought in the Ocean In Canada/Great Lakes/Fort Henry and the Southern Theater (Louisiana)
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Spends two years touring English mills to memorize their loom designs
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This ended the war of 1812 U.S. Acquires North-West Territory
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Jackson Fights Creek Indians
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Group of Volunteers that were both Christian Social meant to spread the Gospel fighting against Alcohol and for Slaves and Women's Rights.
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As a result of the Seminole wars Spain was forced to give the U.S. Florida
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Maine Was admitted as Free State Missouri Was admitted as a Slave State and the rest of the Louisiana purchase divided on the 36° 30' line States above the line would be free states bellow and states bellow would be slave states.
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Although the Initial Import of cotton was in 1785 the Discovery of the Petite Gulf Cotton Changed the global cotton market forever With a increase in the cotton industry there also grew a significant increase in the slave market. This caused further tension between the North and South states
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James Monroe Tells the Europeans to stay out of their hemisphere
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It was a Waterway Connecting The Great Lakes, Hudson River and The Atlantic Ocean.
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meant to transport goods west of the application mountains to Chesapeake bay
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preaches sermon on Temperance
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Encourage emotional response and devotion to God (Coined the term Burned-over District)
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Gave President Permission to Banish the Natives from their land and relocate them west of the Missisipi
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Invents Horse Drawn Mechanical Reaper
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Turner along with others killed about 57 men women and children on farms across Virginia to free his fellow slaves
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State of South Carolina attempts to declare all Federal Tariffs are null and void Henry Clay brokers a deal lowering Tariffs keeping South Carolina as part of the U.S.
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originally started to oppose Jacksonian Democracy
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A group of Unitarians including Henry David Thoreau, publisher of Resistance to Civil Government, and Ralph Waldo Emerson who declared U.S. should be intellectually independent from Europe.
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Sam Houston attacks Santa Ana's forces at San Jacinto and forces him to sign the Treaty of Velasco.
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invents the Steel Plow
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President Van Buren Removes the Cherokee from their land
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Known for having the Longest Speech but Shortest time in office After Harrison's death John Tyler took over
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Start of the communication revolution
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They feared the influences of the immigrants such as the Catholics from Ireland and Germany
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American's Believed it was their God given right to lead the world in democracy
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Writes Autobiography that relates his time as a slave
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U.S. fights with Mexico over Texas Boarder. The Mexican's believe the Neuces River to be the boarder while the Texans believed it to be the Rio Grande
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Died in 1850 Replaced by Fillmore Millard
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Treaty that ended the U.S. Mexican war. America paid 15 million dollars to acquire the Territory of California, Utah Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, Most of Arizona and New Mexico
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Slave trade was abolished in Washington DC, California was admitted as a free state, Fugitive Slave Act was upheld which allowed slave owners to take back their runaway slaves. Utah and New Mexico were given the choice on whether they wanted to be slave or free states
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Local elections were allowed to decided whether to be slave or free states
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Based Views on Founding Fathers and Supported freedom for slaves
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Ruled that slaves could not sue in courts and could not be citizens of the United States Making what was previously thought to be a sectional crisis into a national crisis
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Brown was a abolitionist who had previously killed pro-slavery supporters in Kansas. He planned a attack on Harper's Ferry which was a Governmental Weapons Storage.
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South Carolina is the first state to vote to secede from the United States.
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South Carolina was Joined by Mississippi Florida Texas Louisiana Alabama and Georgia. They named Jefferson Davis as their president and started the war by firing on fort sumtner
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Confederacy fires on Fort Sumter
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First Major battle of civil war and a confederate victory
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Gives applicants free title to land west of the Mississippi
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Another Defeat for the Union but not as badly as the first
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Confederate forces were unable to prevent the Union forces from advancing into the Mississippi valley
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The First Transcontinental railroad was authorized for the union pacific and central pacific railroad companies
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Bloodiest battle of civil war recorded
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Executive order of President Lincoln. Freed all slaves within the Confederacy but did not apply to the border states still within the Union
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Military Draft act passed by Congress to provide man power for Union army.
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Combination of Economic and Racial anxiety. Biggest civil revolt to date.
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Decisive battle for Union troops because it split the Confederacy into two parts
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One of the most famous battles of the Civil War
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Lincoln delivers speech at dedication of cemetery for the Battle of Gettysburg
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Dies while in office Shot by John Wilkes Booth
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Union Victory helps to ensure Lincolns presidential victory
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General Sherman destroys areas of Georgia and the Carolinas
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Bill passed by Congress that outlined strict requirements for readmission to the U.S.
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Final Battle between General Grant and General Lee who surrenders
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Abolished Slavery in the United States
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Assumes presidency upon Lincoln's Death
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Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and freed slaves
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Celebration of completion of transcontinental Raillroad
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The Right to vote would not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
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Over 200 acres of Chicago was burned to the ground
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Reversed most Penalties imposed on former confederates
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Grant declares Yellowstone to be the first national park
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make jeans
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Invented by Alexander Graham Bell
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Lieut. Col. Custer Defeated and killed by group of Cheyenne and Sioux Indians in montana