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The British named Jamestown after King James the 1st of England.
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In response to the Stamp Act of 1765, the colonists thought he Stamp Act was messed up, but the British said the Stamp Act had a right to tax the colonists.
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Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston writes the Declaration of Indepednce, declaring that the Americans Independence.
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Texas Troops fought Mexico in one of the battles of the Texas Revolution. All but 2 Texas Troops died in the battle.
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At Sutter's Mill, a California Mill, someone finds gold. This attracts lots of people to California in search of Gold.
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The Civil war is caused by many reasons, but the main reason is slavery.
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The Proclamation was written in 1862, but didn't take effect until 1863. It freed more than 3 million slaves.
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The US didn't join the war until 1917. The war included Russia, UK, Germany, and others.
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A Stock Market crashed and started the US Great Depresison. This lasted 10 years.
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Terrorists took control of planes and caused 2 plane crashes into the Twin Towers, which was destroyed. A third plane crashed in to the Penagon in D.C. The 4th crashed in Pennsylvania, the passengers on the plane stopped the plane, but sadly, it crashed.
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Osama Bin Laden is killed in Pakistan. He was in charge of the atacks on 9/11.