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Significant Events in United States History
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Jamestown colony
First settlement in America. It is important because without it America never would have existed. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers kill five American citizens. It is important because it gave the colonists a big reason to fight for their independence -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First battles of the American Revolution. They were important because they were the beginning of the war that gave America its Independence -
Declaration of Independence
Document that declared America to be a free nation. It is important because even though it didn't officially free America from Great Britian, but it was huge for the motivation of the nation. -
Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Yorktown
It is important because it was the final battle of the American Revolution and the victory for America led to the surrender of Great Britain -
Treaty of Paris
It was important because it was the treaty between America and Great Britain that made America a free nation. -
Completion of the Federalists' Papers
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George Washington Elected President
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Ratfication of the Constitution
It was important because it is the basis of how we run our nation. -
Louisiana Purchase
Doubled the size of the country. It is important because without it America may have never expanded past the 13 colonies -
Missouri Compromise
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Nullification Crisis
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Annexation of Texas
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Compromise of 1850
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Abraham Lincoln Elected President
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South Carolina Secession
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Emancipation Proclamation
Freed all of the slaves. It is important because it freed all of the South's main labor in the middle of the Civil War when the South was trying to make money for the war. -
13th Amendment
Made it illegal to have slaves. It was important because it made it hard to have conflicts over labor and rights.
