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It was a trading company established by the British in the early 17th century to conduct trade primarily in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. While the East India Company played a significant role in British colonial expansion and eventually became involved in governing parts of India.
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The Mayflower Compact was an iconic document in the history of America, written and signed aboard the Mayflower on November 11, 1620 while anchored in Provincetown Harbor in Massachusetts. The Compact was originally drafted as an instrument to maintain unity and discipline in Plymouth Colony, but it has become one of the most historic documents in American history. -
The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue stamp. -
The Revolutionary War was an insurrection by American Patriots in the 13 colonies to British rule, resulting in American independence.
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The Declaration of Independence, headed The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the founding document of the United States.
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Following the American Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation were adopted in 1781 to establish the federal government. These were succeeded by the Constitution of the United States in 1789, which is the current governing document of the United States. -
George Washington was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. -
Scholars frequently place the beginning of nationalism in the late 18th century or early 19th century with the American Declaration of Independence or with the French Revolution. The consensus is that nationalism as a concept was firmly established by the 19th century. -
Westward expansion began in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States. Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the new territory, and they successfully found a route to the Pacific Ocean. American artists documented the settlement of the frontier through landscape paintings of natural wonders like Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon.
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The War of 1812 was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its own indigenous allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It began when the United States declared war on 18 June 1812. Although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, the war did not officially end until the peace treaty was ratified by Congress on 17 February 1815 -
In 1816, Argentina declared its independence from Spanish colonial rule, marking the culmination of the Argentine War of Independence. This event paved the way for the formation of the independent nation of Argentina.
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Congress passes the Indian Removal Act, sanctioning the forcible relocation of Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes to land allotments west of the Mississippi river. Ninety-four removal treaties follow the bill's enactment. From 1835 to 1838, Cherokee and Creek are forcibly removed from the Southeast onto reservations. Nearly one quarter die along what became known as the “Trail of Tears.” -
The Mexican–American War,[a] also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico (Intervención estadounidense en México),[b] was an invasion of Mexico by the United States Army from 1846 to 1848. It followed the 1845 American annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered its territory. -
The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights and westward expansion. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused seven southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America; four more states soon joined them.
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The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil War. With more than 50,000 estimated casualties, the three-day engagement was the bloodiest single battle of the conflict.
(https://www.gettysburgpa.gov/history/slideshows/battle-history)