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The Mayflower Compact was the first document written by the Plymouth Colony as a form of governing, written by the colonists.
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The Boston Massacre was a huge riot, where the British Redcoats killed 5 civilian men, it sparked a rebellion in some British american colonies. During this massacre, 5 were killed and 11 were injured.
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The Boston Tea Party was an act of rebellion by the colonists of Massachusetts, where the dressed up as indians and poured all of the British tea into the harbor.
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The Declaration of Independence made the 13 American colonies independent states.
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The Treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolution.
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The United States Constitution estabished 3 branches of govenment, a legislature, an executive branch, and a judicial branch.
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The Bill of Rights, introduced by James Madison, limit the power of the government, used to protect natural rights, such as freedom of religion, speech, a free press, a free assembly, and free association, and the right to bear arms.
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The Louisiana Purchase added about 15 states to the United States, increasing the size of the United States by nearly 23 percent.
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The Slave Trade Act of 1807 abolished slave trade in the British Empire, but did not abolish slavery its self.
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The Emancipation Proclamation, was issued under Abraham Lincoln, freeing 3.1 million of the nations 4 million slaves, and immediately freed 50,000 of them.
