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1st document to openly ask for independence from Great Britain
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USA gained independence from Great Britain
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The Articles of Confederation allowed for a weak set of rules until they were replaced by the Constitution.
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Ended American Revolutionary War
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In May 1787, 55 delegates held a
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to
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The Constitution enforces American society in law and politics
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The Bill of Rights is important in law and government and symbolizes American freedoms.
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The United States paid less than 3 cents per acre for the 828,000 square miles of the Louisiana Territory.
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The Mexican American War helped us expand westward by gaining Texas which gave us more land!
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The slave states succeeding from the union caused the 11 Slave-States to form the Confederate States of America which caused some problems
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The battle of Fort Sumter started the American Civil War which was very important to America.
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Bull run was the first major land battle fought in the American Civil War.
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The Second Battle of Bull Run was a important victory for the South, and was fought on the same ground as the First Battle of Bull Run.
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Abraham Lincoln freed 50,000 slaves giving some freedom to the African Americans
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Battle of Gettysburg had the most casualties out of all the other battles in the American Civil War.
