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First shots of the war take place in Lexington and Concord. Minutemen are formed, known to be ready at a minutes notice.
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Franco-American Forces force General Cornwallis and his army to surrender, after completely surrounding his forces and blockading the harbor.
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George Washington is elected as first president of the United States and serves two terms as president.
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Cotton Gin, a machine which produced cotton at a more faster and efficient rate. Created by Eli Whitney, first step to industrialization
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Thomas Jefferson buys a huge chunk of land from France for fifteen million dollars. After Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark to explore the newly bought land. Hence Manifest Destiny.
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A period in United States History that reflected a sense of national purpose and desire for unity among Americans.
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Telegraph invented by Morse. Improves communication through the states. Proves as a decisive tool in the Civil War for both sides.
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Texas is annexed as part of the idea of Manifest Destiny. After declaring independence in 1838 from Mexico, Texas decided that the right choice was to be annex by the United States
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After winning the Mexican-American War the United States annex California. California is also consider as one of the free states.
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Part of the Compromise of 1850 where California was not counted as free state, so in return the North told the South any slave that escaped to the North will be brought back to their rightful owners.
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After reading a slave revolt in Rome many years ago, a abolitionist John Brown attempts to start a slave revolt by going to Harpers Ferry an arsenal to start a revolt. He fails and is later executed.
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Half way in th Civil War, United States President Lincoln decides to bring forth his Emancipation Proclamation saying that slaves in radical states (Confederate States) are free to escape and go to the North for freedom. The Emacipation Proclamation were not put into effect in the border states who were part of the Union.
