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Original 13 Colonies
The British empire settled its first permanent colony in the Americas at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. This was the but the first of 13 colonies in North America. The 13 colonies can be divided into three regions: New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The chart below provides additional information including the years of settlement and founders of each. -
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The American Revolution to the Civil War
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US after Amer. Rev.
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3/5 compromise
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George Washington is elected president
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Washington's Farewell Address
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Louisiana Purchase
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Florida Cession
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Missouri Compromise
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nat turner rebellion
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Texas Annexation
In 1845, the United States of America annexed the Republic of Texas and admitted it to the Union as the 28th state. The U.S. thus inherited Texas' border dispute with Mexico; this quickly led to the Mexican–American War, during which the U.S. captured additional territory (known as the Mexican Cession of 1848), extending the nation's borders all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Texas claimed the eastern part of this new territory, comprising parts of present-day Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, -
Oregon Territory
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Mexican Cession (War with Mexico)
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Compromise of 1850
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Fugitive Slave Act
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Gadsden Purchase
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Bleeding Kansas
