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The impact of the spainsh explortation of the new world. Christopher columbus amied to reach Asia funded by spain. . Christopher Cloumbous traveled south-west to seek gold, sliver, and other precious stones. During his travels he helped spread Christainty.
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The british granted a British company the sole right to handle the tea trade. American merchants resent the lose of bussiness. A group of colonist dumped tea into Bostion harbor in protest.
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The continential Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring the colonies independent.
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The Britsh recongized the United States as a nation with borderes from the Altanic Ocean to the Mississipi River
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After america was able to expand and be cut loose from british negativety America needed a new government. The issue that came along with the new government involved Hamalition vs. Jefferson. Hamalition wanted a strong central government with power and authority, while Jefferson feared it would be to srtong and felt the deserved rights. This led to checks and balances and the Bill of rights
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First 10 Admendments guaranteed peoples rights
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This established the principle of judicial review, which granted the Supreme court authority to decide whether a law was allowed by the constitution.
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Advancemnet in transportation led to the develpment of canals. Canals made transporting good fast, easy, and cheap. More americans began buying and selling goods. The new market economy in the u.s affected not only the economy, but the ways americans worked.
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Allowed Slavery in the Louisiana Territory south of the 36' and 30' north Latitude line.
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A group of entrepreneurs built several large textile mills in Lowell, Massachutts, it became a booming enterpirse. Mill oweners sought females workers because women provided an adundant source of labor and owners could pay lower wages to the women
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In the early 1800s women rights were very limited. Womens were treated alot like slaves. Women had no voice, and were deprived of an education.Women soon demanded equal rights with lead to the women right convention in 1848
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Senator Stephen Douglas proposed a bill that would allow the people and Nebraska and Kansas territories to decide whether they wanted slavery. As a result, proslavery, and antislavery began fighting for possession of Kansas
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The court defined slaves as property protected by the Consitiution southerns celebrated this decision
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The civil war changed the federal gorvnermnt making it larger, stronger, and expanding the economic gap. The civil war lead to the13th amendment abolishing slavery. The new nation is now bulit off the fact that all men are created equal.
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Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, which freed slaves in confederate states and gave the war a high moral purpose, large numberes of African Americans joined the union after this
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Guaranteed the civil rights of African Americans
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Forced laborers into slaveryin order to work off debt to an epmloyer, Supreme court eventually declared involuntary peonage a violation of the 13th amendent in 1867
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Banned entires to all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourist, and government officals
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Forced the assimilation of Native Americans into white Culture. Reservations were broken up and some of the land were given to each adult family head for farming. The policy failed becuase native americans were cheated of the best land
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Outlawed trusts, but the law was difficult to enfore, and the Supreme Court did not support it
