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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Sets Sail
During this time the Age of Exploration was going on and most of the European countries were attempting to discover as much as possible. Christopher Columbus attempted to sail west from the European countries to the Indies, but he instead landed in the Americas. This was the first European discovery of the Americas and allowed for the colonization and exploration of the Americas. More on Columbus: -
Decleration of Independence
Click here to learn more about the Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence was signed and created because the colonists of the 13 colonies in North America under British rule received no representation in the British Parliament, thus they had no control over the taxes and dues they had to pay on certain items. This basically started the process that would allow the colonies to become their own independent country and get rid of the British rule. The long lasting effect of this was that the United States was formed -
The Constitution is Signed by the Delegates
The Constitution was created to establish a main government among the states because since the Revolutionary War, states had been independent and had their own currencies and laws and it made it difficult to travel between them. This is when the states became unified and caused the long lasting effect of the United States being formed. Click here to see the Constitution -
Louisianna Purchase
France sold 828,000 square miles of land for 15 million dollars. This is because the French were having difficulties protecting the land and they were at war in Europe. They sold it so they could focus their resources purely on the war. The Louisiana Purchase easily doubled the size of the United States and the long lasting effect is that the United States was able to expand west of the Mississippi. <a href='http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/louisiana-purchase' >Click here to see more: -
Fugitive Slave Act
Click here to see the Fugitive Slave ActThe Fugitive Slave Act was part of the compromise that allowed California to enter the Union as a slave-free state, so pro-slavery activists decided that in return for California to be allowed to enter as a slave-free state, they would have the Fugitive Slave Act. Which declared that anyone who aided in the escape of any escaped slaves was to be fined and face time in prison and that any escaped slave must be returned to their masters, no matter where they are located. -
The Dred Scott Decision
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This was caused after a slave was brought into free territories by his master, so Dred Scott believed that he was entitled to his freedom. This became a larger and larger situation and the American Supreme Court took notice of it. They said that Dred Scott was still in servitude and “that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States.” This includes African Americans who were never enslaved. The long lasting effect of this was this was one of the largest reasons th -
The Election of 1860
Click here to learn more about Lincoln's ElectionThis election was the election in which Abraham Lincoln is elected. Leading up to this was the debate on state rights and slavery as the southern states felt that the federal government was attempted to control too much. This was the last straw that sparked the American Civil War which is the long lasting effect as the American Civil War divided the North and South greatly.
