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From revolution to reconstruction
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Declaration of Independence
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Ratification of Constitution
On September 17, 1787, a majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the documents over which they had labored since May. -
War of 1812
Resentment for Britain’s interference with American international trade, combined with American expansionist visions, led Congress to declare war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812. -
Mexican American War
United States’ acquisition of more than 500,000 square miles of Mexicanland from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean. -
Californina Gold Rush
James Wilson Marshall discovered gold while constructing a saw mill -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Proposed by Stephen A. Douglas–Abraham Lincoln’s opponent in the influential Lincoln-Douglas debates–the bill overturned the Missouri Compromise -
John Brown's Raid
John Brown led a small army of 18 men into the small town of Harper's Ferry -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Surrender of Fort Sumter -
Siege of Vicksburg
Crossed the Mississippi River on April 30
