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Salutary neglect
British ignored the colonies as long as they were getting goods -
Sugar Act
Increased tax collection -
Stamp Act
Taxes on paper upset Americans -
Stamp Act
Taxes on all paper products -
Boston Massacre
Got citizens mad at British -
Boston Massacre
Got Americans against Britain -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British won, but Americans caused a lot of damage. Americans gained confidence -
2nd Continental Congress
Delegates from colonies discuss a response to the fighting. Want peace. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Americans won the battle. 1st battle of Revolution -
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Revolutionary War (movement)
Americas Independence -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Convinced colonists to rebel against British -
Declaration of Independence
Freed America -
Washingtons Presidency
1st US president. Set precedents. -
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Industrial Revolution
Changed and updated Americas way of life -
Bank of United States
Held federal funds -
Proclamation of Neutrality
Kept America from harm -
Jay's Treaty
Kept peace with Britain -
Whiskey Rebellion
Tested federal authority -
XYZ Affair
led to jay treaty -
Louisiana Purchase
Expanded land -
Louisiana Purchase
expanded land -
Marbury v Madison
judicial review -
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Womens Suffrage
Women wanted equal rights -
Andrew Jackson Presidency
made changes to America and held a lot of power -
Indian Removal Act
allowed president to relocate natives -
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Abolitionist Movement
Organized to end slavery -
Period: to
Abolitionist Movement
organized to end slavery -
Jackson Vetoed Bank Charter
changed the way that federal funds and taxes were held -
Jacksons Tariff Issues
upset southern america -
Manifest Destiny
expansion of land