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Guarannteed rights to nobles and freedmen
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"Lost Colony"
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The first permananent colony in the new world
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first representitive assembly in New World
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passengers on the Mayflower signed the first agreement to self- government
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Roger Williams founded Rhode Island for religous purposes
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Parliment used mercantilism to get rich off the colonies
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held rebellion against England and burned down Jamestown
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William Penn bought Pennslyvania, founded for religous purposes
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delusion in Salem that which women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches
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religous revival movement began
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Benjamen Franklin wrote Poor Richards Almanac
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after treason was aquitted
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French and Indian War began
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forbade settling past Appalachian Mountains
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taxed colonies in order to pay off debts from the French and Indian wars
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taxed tea, lead, and paper
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British fired into crowd of colonists and shot and killed Crispus Attucks
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colonists dressed up snuck onto British ships and threw 342 chests of tea into harbor
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barred of harbor until taxes were paid
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"Give Me Liberty or give me death" said after the midnight ride
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Declaration of Independence was wrote along with Common Sense
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adoption of rules by Continental Congress
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John Paul Jones defeats Serapis with the Bonhomme Richard
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incorporated on May 26
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recognized US independence from Britain
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constitutional convention established northwest ordinance which created rules
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GW became 1st US president
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first 10 amendments to US constitution, used so states would ratify it
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Washington was chosen for a second term
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warned against political parties
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doubled size of the US
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expedition led to the NW
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Robert Fulton made first practical steamboat trip
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between US and Britain over shipping arguments
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British burned White House and Capitol
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Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner
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stated no more states
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Jackson ordered thousands of Indians on a trail to reservations, many died on the way
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first telegraph line sent by Samuel F. Morse
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gold found in California sent thousands in hope of becoming rich
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Harriet Beecher Stow wrote the controversial book Uncle Toms Cabin
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Said slaves didn't become free in free states
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7 states seceded to south to make the Confederate States of America
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Bloodiest battle of wafr happened
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Lincoln stated all slaves to be set free
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Lee surrendered at Appomatix Courthouse to end the war
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Stated citizenship for all of those who are born in the US
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any race can vote
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Clara Barton created the Red Cross
