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Gave einglish nobelmen rights. The US Bill of Rights was modeled after this document.
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First colony in the Americas, but disappeared of the face of the Earth.
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First permanant settlement in colonies.
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This was the colonies first representation of goverment in the Americas.
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Signed November 11, it was an agreement to form a self-goveertment.
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Founded in June as a Democratically ruled colony with seperation of church and state.
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Regulate colonial commerce to suit Engkish needs.
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Founded purely for religious reasons.
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20 alledged witches were tried, and exucuted by speical court.
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Religious movment to enlighten the colonists.
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Almanack that colonists avided by.
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Put on trial in New York for publishing articiles that stated bad acusations about the King.
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War was between france and Great Britian in North America, and ened in 1763
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This placed duties on lumber, foodstuffs, molaases, and rum to pay for debts of Indian War.
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Colonists had to pay a tariff to send mail to support royal troops.
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Colonists had to house troops no matter what.
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British fired at a mob that was made up of colonists. Five people were killed including Crispus Attucks.
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Colonists were outraged at the tax that the British put on tea, so in result they dressed up as Native Americans and threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Was the direct result of the colonists rebeling against the British.
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They were called in for plans of civil disobedience anginst the British.
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Adderss the Virgina convention with the famous saying "GIve me liberty or give me death!"
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Paul Rever and WIlliam Dawes rode to alert the patriots the British were attacking.
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Were the first battles of revolutionary war.
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Famous proindependence pamphlet by Thomas Paine and it speard the felling of independence.
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Declared the America colonies' independence from the British.
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Burgoyne's army captured Ft. Ticonderoga, and was the turning point in the war for the American colonies.
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Stated how the Americas would be goverened after war.
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Won major sea battles for the patriots.
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The last battle of the Revolutionary War. (patriots won)
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British and America signed a treaty stating that America was now a free country.
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States went to ratify the Constitution to their liking.
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Made rules for the west to join America, garentee freedom of religion, support schools, and no slavery. It set he orderly growth of the US.
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George Washington won the seat for office in1789 and set many precedents during this time.
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Added to Constitution to sucre the rights of colonists. (Many states would not approve Constitution without it.)
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Increased the amount of slaves in the north and rate at which cotton was produced.
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Washington warned againts political parties, public debt, and foreign alliences.
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Was obtaianed from Napoleon for about 3 cents per acre and it doubled the size of the US.
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Ordered by Thomas Jefferson to explore the West for new knowledge of land.
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He made the first working/ operating steamboat.
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3 main causes:
1) Britian seized US ships
2) Britain had kidnapped 4,000 naturlized US sailers
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Francis Scott Key was inspired to write this song after the bombardment of Ft. McHenery and all that was left sranding was the American Flag.
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Wrote by Henry Clay, said that slavery was allowed in Missouri but not west of of the Missorui River north of 36o 30o.
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Stated that there could be no more colonization in the Americas.
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Cherokee Indians were forced off their land and forced to settle in Oklahoma.
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Samuel F. B. Morse inveted the first telegram wich sent the first message from Washington to Baltimore which stated: "What hath God wrought!"
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The belief that America was suppose to strech from coast to coast.
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Held for the women's rights movment. Led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
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Amitted California as a free state, made Utah and New Mexico territories, fugitive slave law was more harsh, and DC slave trading stoped.
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Told the life of a slave through the slave's eyes, and was the book of the 19th cenutry.
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Ruled that slaves were not citizens, and could not sue for freedom.
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Elected president in 1860 in a 4 way race.
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Seven Southeren states succeded and formed the Confederacy with Jefferson Davis as their president.
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This was the battle with the most bloodshed, over 2,000 men were lost on both sides.
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This mandate freed all slaves no matter where they were.
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Lincoln gave this speech to declare the state of the Union, and also as insperation to keep going.
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General Robert E. Lee surendered 27800 Confederate troops to General Grant. This action caused a chain reaction within the Confederates.
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John Wilkes Booth shoot and killed Licoln in Ford's Theater.
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the 13th admendment abolished slavery.
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Stated that all people born in the US was a citizen.
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Stated all men could vote no matter what their race was.
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Clara Bartonn founded the American Red Cross.
