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The first battle of the American Revolution. It’s important because the colonist took the first act against the British
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The Second Continental Congress selects George Washington. This is important because he will later go on to be our president.
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2nd Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence. This is important because this draft will later officially get Independence from Britain.\
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The final draft of the Declaration of Independence is approved. This is important because we finally declare independence
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It was a battle that the colonist won. This is important because the French would join our side in the war.
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It was the Final Battle of the War. This is important because Britain finally surrendered and we became the United States of America.
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Congress creates the constitution. This is important because this lays out how our government will function
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The Bill of Rights is ratified. This is important because these rights are our basic American citizen rights
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This is when the South seceded from the U.S. This is important because it leads to the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln becomes president. This is important because Abraham Lincoln became president and it made the south want to secede
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A battle in the Civil War. This is important because this hurt the chances of the South Winning and it was the bloodiest battle on US soil.
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It’s President Lincoln addressing the battle of Gettysburg. This is important because Lincoln honors the people that were lost in the battle.
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The end of the Civil War. This is important because the south is defeated and country is one.
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The 13th amendment is created. This is important because it abolishes slavery.
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This is when the 15th amendment was created. This is important because it made it illegal to deny someone the right to vote based of their race
