Significant Events in United States History

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    important because it was the first colony
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    French and Indian war

    The french and the indians fighting against the british over the control of eastren north america
  • Boston Massacure

    Boston Massacure

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  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

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  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    important because it's the first battle of the revolutionary war
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    Revolutionary war

    American colonists war of independence from the british.
  • Decleration of Independence

    Decleration of Independence

    Important bcause it expalains the colonies independence from the british
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

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  • The U.S. constitution

    The U.S. constitution

    Important bcause of the amendments and rights of the people put into one offical document
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

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  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    important because the purchase of the louisiana territory from the french doubling the sizes of the united states
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    Important bcause it helped solved slavery problems
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

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  • Nullification Crisis

    Nullification Crisis

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  • Annexation of Texas

    Annexation of Texas

    Important bcause it lead into the mexican war
  • kansas-nebraska act

    kansas-nebraska act

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    Civil war

    North Union states vs. South confederate states
  • Emancipation Procumation

    Emancipation Procumation

    Important bcause it proclaimed the freedom for over 3.1 million of the nations slaves and immediatly freed 50,000 of them from the union army
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    Important because u.s. and the british fought for the empire of the north territory
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    Important bcause it passed five bills regarding the mexican-american war