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The 13 Colonies fought against Great Britain for their Independence
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On July 4th, 1776 the Colonial Leaders of the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. This declared that the 13 colonies where separate from Great Britain.
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In 1787 the U.S. Constitution is written. The Constitution is the SUPREME Law of the Land. In 1789 George Washington becomes the First President of the United States.
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The North and the South fight the Civil War over Slavery and other issues.
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In January 1, 1863, the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all the slaves in the confederate states.
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On October 29,1929 the stock market crashed and the United States lost BILLIONS of dollars and changed the lives off all Americans for the next 10 years.
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The Untied States lost Billions of dollars
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During this time groups of different races fought for equality.
