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Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean in 1492 and subsequently discovered a whole New Continent. The discovery of the New World brought European powers to the Americas and allowed for its colonization. -
The Boston Massacre was a tipping stone in Colonial America. It was one of the final straws for the American people after the massive propaganda stunt by newspapers. It rallied massive support for independence -
The Declaration of Independence was a significant step in the development of the Revolutionary War; this was an overall message for the British that the colonies would not stand the royal rule. -
After the American Revolutionary war, the newly founded republic was in turmoil after racking huge debts for funding the war with the added sanctions by Britain. The United States had found itself through an economic Crisis -
The Shays rebellion is a rebellion in northern, western Massachusetts that brought over 1000 farmers to relieve their debt and lessen their tax burden. It wwas ledby Shay, a former continental captain who led a rebellion. -
Cotton was an early industrial invention; primarily used to process Cotton. Before the story, processing cotton was a time and labor-inducing task. After the creation, the production of Cotton skyrocketed as southern slave plantations upped production. However, the design caused slavery to be strengthened in the South; plantation owners looked for more and more slaves so they could up production past what they already had. -
The establishment of the underground railroad allowed many African Americans who had forcibly been submitted to slavery access to leave the South and vy for the anti-slavery North. This increased tensions between the enslavers of the South and the North. https://www.ushistory.org/us/28c.asp -
The Lousiana Purchase was a deal struck by Napoleon of France and Thomas Jefferson. This deal gained America a considerable amount of land out west and gave Napoleon money for rebuilding France and wars. -
The War of 1812 waws a conflict fought by the newly found United States, and the British Empire. The War of 1812, is a sticky mess both sides still cannot agree on who won the War. -
Manifest destiny is an idea brought by Americans that they have the destiny to expand westwards this belief, brought them to war with Mexico over lands out west. https://www.ushistory.org/us/29d.asp -
The Compromise of 1850 was an attempted compromise between the Free States and the Slavery States in the united states. The center was meant to ease tensions but only made the situation worse. https://www.ushistory.org/us/30d.asp
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The attack on fort sumter was the lighter that started the American Civil War fire. It was the first act of war between the divided house. https://www.ushistory.org/us/33a.asp -
The Emancipation Proclamation was a proclamation done by Abraham Lincoln during the changing tides of the war. The Emancipation Proclamation gave a new purpose to the war, finally giving freedom to the enslaved people held by the South. It brought support for European intervention on the confederate's side to stop. https://www.ushistory.org/us/34a.asp -
The reconstruction era was a period in the united states after the Civil War. To rebuild the united states after these vastating conflicts. -
Andrew Johnson was the first United States president to be impeached. Andrew Johnson and the republican majority had come to conflict. The Republicans wanted to get rid of the uncooperative president. https://www.ushistory.org/us/35c.asp -