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Settlement of Jamestown, VA
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Pilgrims Landed on Plymouth Rock, MA
9) Before they got on land, the Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact. This document was the first form of government in the New World by the European immigrants. Plymouth Colony was not the first settlement in the US, but it was an important one because of the government the Pilgrims created. -
French and Indian War
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Boston Tea Party
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American Revolutionary War
1) The American Revolutionary War made the United States of America an independent country, free from Great Britain's rule. It allowed American to create our own government and rules instead of following the laws of Britain. -
Signing of Declaration of Independence
7) When the Declaration of Independence was written and signed, news was sent to the king of Great Britain, The document told the king that America would be it's own country, free from Britain. This certainly must have outraged the king, but it gave hope and pride to all of the Americans who were angry at the British laws forced upon them. -
Writing of US Constitution
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Ratification of US Constitution
6) The US Constitution set the boundaries and laws. When the states accepted it, the US had it's own government, far better than the previous constitution, the Articles of Confederation. -
Eli Whitney Invents Cottin Gin
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Louisiana Purchase
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War of 1812
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Missouri Compromise
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Monroe Doctrine
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Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
10) In this rebellion, the black rebels killed 55 to 65 white people. That's the highest number of deaths during a slave revolt. That uprising really kick-started other rebellions against slavery. -
Trail of Tears
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Mexican-American War
5) When American won this war, we gained an extremely large chunk of land. This was called the Mexican Cession, which included California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, and parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. -
California Gold Rush
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American Civil War
2) The Civil War between the Northern States (the Union) and the Southern States (the Confederacy) changed life in the south forever. The south's economy was completely destroyed, because it was basely solely on agriculture. Now that they didn't have their workers/slaves, they had to rebuild on their own. -
Emancipation Proclamation
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First Transcontinental Railroad Completed
8) The first Transcontinental Railroad connected the Sacramento, CA coast to Council Bluffs, IA (or Omaha, NE). It is one of the most significant technological feats in America.
