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Granted rights to both Nobles and Freemen.
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Sponsered by Sir Walter Raleigh and was founded on Roanoke Island.
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The first permanent English settlement in the New World.
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First representative assembly in the New World.
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Puritan separatists left Plymouth on the Mayflower.
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Roger Williams founded Providence Rhode Island as a democratically ruled colony with separation of church and state.
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British Parliament passed the first Navigation Act, regulating colonial commerce to suit English needs.
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Led planters against autocratic British Gov. Sir William Berkeley. Rebellion collapsed when Bacon died; 23 followers were executed.
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Signed a treaty with Delaware Indians and made payment for Pennsylvania lands.
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20 alleged witches executed by special court in Massachusetts.
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Published the first Poor Kichard's Almanack.
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Was acquitted of libel in New York after criticizing the British governor's conduct in office.
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A major figure in the revivalist Great Awakening.
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Began when French occupied Ft. Duquesnc. As a result, French lost Canada and Midwest.
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Levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea.
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Curtailed Massachusetts self-rule; barred use of Boston Harbor till tea was paid for.
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Adressed Virginia convention and said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
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Thomas Paine published his pamphlet and quickly sold 100,000 copies. Declaration of Independence approved July 4th.
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Adopted by Continental Congress, took effect March 1, 1781.
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Defeated Serapis in British North Sea waters.
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Cornwallis retired to yorktown
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Britain, U.S. signed Paris Peace Treaty, recognizing American independence.
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Adopted by Continental Congress for Northwest Territory, north of Ohio River, west of New York; made rules for statehood, Guaranteed freedom of religion, support for schools, no slavery.
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Chosen as president by all electors voting.
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Submitted to states.
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Inaugurated for second term.
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Western Pennsylvania farmers protesting liquor tax.
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Warned against permanent alliances with foreign powers, big public debt, large military establishment, and devices of "small, artful, enterprising minority."
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Intended to silence political opposition.
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Recieved same number of electoral votes as Aaron Burr in 1800 election, won out over Burr in House vote.
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Naploeon sold all of Louisiana, stretching to Canadian border, to U.S. for $11,250,000 in bonds, plus $3,750,000 indemnities to American citizens with claims against France. U.S. took title. Louisiana Purchase doubled U.S area.
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Expedition ordered by Pres. Thomas Jefferson to explore what is now northwest U.S.
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Banned all trade with foreign countries, forbidding ships to set sail for foreign ports.
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Had 3 main causes: British seized U.S. ships trading with France; Britain had seized 4,000 naturalized U.S. sailorsby 1810; Britain armed Indians, who raided western border. U.S. stopped trade with Europe 1807 and 1809. Trade with Britain was only stopped 1810.
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Defeated British fleet at Battle of Lake Erie. U.S. won battle of the Thames, Ontario, Oct. 5, but failed in Canadian invasion attempts.
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U.S. won naval Battle of Lake Champlain.
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American steamship Savannah made first part-steam-powered, part-sail-powered crossing of Atlantic, traveling from Savannah, GA, to Liverpool, England, in 29 days.
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Opposing European intervention in the Americas, enunciated by Pres. James Monroe.
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Famous debate between Sen. Daniel Webster (MA) and Robert Hayne (SC), on state right to nullify federal law.
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Black slave in Virgina, led local slave rebellion; 57 whites killed, Troops called in, 100 slaves killed, Turner captured, tried, and hanged,
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Cherokee Indians forced to walk the "Trail of Tears" from Georgia to Oklahoma.
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First message over first telegraph line sent by inventor Samuel F.B. Morse from Washington to Baltimore.
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Began after Pres. James K. Polk ordered Gen. Zachary Taylor to seize disputed Texan land settled by Mexicans.
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Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led Seneca Falls, NY, Women's Rights Convention.
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Admitted California as 31st state, with slavery forbidden.
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Published Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Formed at Ripon, WI. Opposed Kansas-Nebraska Act, which left issue of slavery to vote of settlers.
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Decision by Supreme Court held that slaves did not become free in a free state, Congress could not bar slavery from a territory, and blacks could not be citizens.
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U.S. marines captured raiders, killing serveral.
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Was elected president in a 4-way race,
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Seven southern states set up Confederate States of America, with Jefferson Davis as president. Civil war began as Confederate states fired on Ft. Sumter in Charleston.
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Granted free farms to settlers.
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Freeing "all slaves in areas still in rebellion."
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Abolished slavery in the United States.
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Shot Pres. Lincoln in Ford's Theater.
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Providing for citizenship of all persons born or naturalized in U.S.
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Making race no bar to voting rights.
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Founded the American Red Cross.
