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U.S. History
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Jamestown was Founded
Jamestown was the first successful & stable colony paving the way for more colonies which would lead up to the United States of America. -
Plymouth Rock
The Pilgrims arriving on Plymouth Rock was the event that notified that coming to the new world was a positive move. -
Benjamin Franklin was Born
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Boston Massacre
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The Boston Tea Party
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Declaration of Independence Ratified
The United States declared its Independence from Britain by approving the Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Yorktown
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Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was the war in which we won our indepence from Great Britain -
Treaty of Paris
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U.S. Constitution Ratified
The U.S Constitution being ratified was an important event in U.S history because it gave the United States a foundation to build on and it established us as a new nation -
George Washington Elected President
George Washington being elected president gave the U.S. its first official leader and jump started the nation. -
Bill of Rights Ratified
The Bills of Rights gave the United States a set of laws that would keep people under control and it's still used to this day -
Louisana Purchase
The Lousiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States giving us more land to develop homes and more job opportunities. -
Missouri Compromise
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Trail of Tears
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Mexican War
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Emancipation Proclamation
Giving the slaves freedom, I believe, eventually set up the United States as a land that gave indivdual people of different races a chance to live & be free -
End of the Civil War
The end of the Civil War marked the re-union of the North and South regions of the United States becoming a whole nation again. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
