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Opposed stamp act. Helped give out copies of the reverend's sermon.
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This article declared America as its own union. This is important because without this there would have been no war.
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This event was significant because America won the fight for freedom. If America doesnt win this war there is no "new republic".
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This is important because America became the only democratic country. This is important because it is the whole reason the war was fought.
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This is important because he has to set all the precedents. We still use these precedents today.
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This was pivotal because the government had to decide if they should crush the rebellion. This was a hard decision because America was formed by a rebellion.
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Is considered the last battle of the Revolutionary war. One of the three major battles that changed the tide of the war.
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This was important because it moved the british out of their forts. It also allowed Native Americans to live in America.
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This event is important because it eased the tension between us and Spain. It also defined the boundaries of the United States to Spain.
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This is important because he set all of the precendents and now someone else had to try to run the United States using the precedents George set.
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This was important because it caused the Alien Sedition acts. It also caused massive tension between the U.S. and France. Also known as the Quasi-war.
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These were caused by the XYZ affair. Defined who was already a citizen and how to become one if you weren't already. Opposition resulted in the Virginia and Kentucky resolves.
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Started Opposition against the XYZ affair with france. Found a diplomatic solution to solve the war.
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Said that states could stop or "interpose" on unconstitutional laws. Laws that were thought to be harmful to the people.
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Between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Exposed one of the constitutional flaws that each elector had two votes resulting in a tie.
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Jefferson and Madison took action against african pirates. These pirates were from the Barbary states of North Africa.
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When america paid 15 million dollars for the louisiana territory. they bought it from France.
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The first time a state court declared a law unconstitutional. The state invalidated the law.
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First trans-continental expedition. Was carried out to scout land.
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The british would capture sailors and use them to fight in their wars. They would take anyone from 18-45.
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America fought with Britain because of trade restrictions and impressment of Sailors. The Americans also felt the British were insulting them with events such as the "Chesepeake Affair".
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Founded the University of Virginia. He also helped abolish the slave trade.
