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Granted rights to both Nobles and freeman.
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Roaneko was the first attempted colony in America it is known as the "Lost Colony".
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Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in the "New World".
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The House of Burgesses was the first representive assembly in the "New World".
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The Mayflower Compact was the first form of established self-government.
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The Zenger Trail is the reason that we now have the 1st amendent to our Constitution. He was aquitted from charges that he spoke negatively about the government.
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The French and Indian War began.
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Forbabe colonies to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Britain passed the Sugar Act on the colonies in oder to pay debts from the French and Indain War.
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The Stamp and Quartering Act was passed by Britain in the colonies that taxed certain goods and required colonists to house British soldiers.
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Theses acts were passed in the colonies in order to raise revelues for England. There were basiclly the other repealed acts combined.
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British soldier fired into a group of colonists, killing four and Crispus Attucks. This was used as Anti-British propaganda.
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Britian passed the Intorerable Acts the punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party.
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12 of 13 colonies met to discuss civil disobedience against Britain in response to the Intorerale Acts.
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This was said by Patrick Henry at the Virginia convention.
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First battle of the Revolution. "Shot heard around the World".
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Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to promote independence as the path to take.
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This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, was approved on July 4th.
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The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point for the Revolution. This coninviced the French to help America in the revolution.
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"I have not yet began to fight"
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This was the last major battle of The Revolution.
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George Washgington was elected as the 1st president of the United States of America.
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Lewis and Clark, along with Sacagewea, exlored the LA Territoryfor Jefferson, The expedition ended September 23, 1806.
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Robert Fulton invented the Steamboat.
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The War of 1812 began. The three main causes were British interference with American shipping, allying with the Native Americans, and impressment of U.S. sailors.
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Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner.
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The U.S. will protect both the North and South from any outside forces and will punished any outside force.
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Jackson's Indian Removal Act forced the Cherokees on the trail of tears westward.
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The Telegraph was invented by Samuel F.B Morse.
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Women's rights convention led by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book.
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Decided that slaves did not become free in a free state because they were not citizens.
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Abraham Lincoln elected President.
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Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America.
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Battle that signified the beginning of the Civil War.
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This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
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President Lincoln issues this speech freeing all slaves in areas still in rebellion.
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Lincolns famous speech after the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House.
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Offically abolished slavery.
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Provided citizenship for all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
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Making race no bar for voting rights.
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Clara Barton founded the Red Cross.