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First document that limited a king’s power. We used it to limit our government when creating our government.
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It was a war with the British versus the French/ Indians with the victor being the British, but they also had very high price to pay.
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The British decided on taxing the colonists to gain back the money that was used on the French & Indian War with different acts such as the stamp, townsend, sugar & tea acts which was a cause for the American Revolution.
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In retaliation for the Tea Act which taxed the colonists on Tea. A group of colonists dressed up as Indians and threw valuable Tea shipments off into the sea.
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This is where the first exchange between the British and the colonists. It showed that the colonists where serious about gaining independence.
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On this day the final draft was signed. On this document it listed the grievances that the American people have with the crown (England) and why we should be free.
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The British where controlling Yorktown which was an important port but with the help of the French the colonists where able to take back Yorktown marking the end of the American Revolution with the colonists winning the war
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After winning Independence from Britain, Americans wanted a document that would protect their rights. Rights that the government can’t strip away.
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This was the first engagement between what would become the Union and Confederacy. This Battle was more of a bombardment and resulted in zero deaths and a Union surrender.
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The Homestead Act was put in action by the U.S. Government which gave land on the frontier for free and it helped build up the west.
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This was the final battle of The American Civil War. Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender because his escape route was cut off by Union forces. So, on April 4th, 1865 was marked as the end of the war because after this surrender many confederate leaders followed suit.
