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Over 100 men women and children travel to an unknown place from Brittain. Naming the unknown place Jamestown
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It was a gradual growth, it started off with indentured workers from Brittain.
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Was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. It was created by the Virginia Company of London.
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The Mayflower was a document where they agreed to obey laws created for the general good, pledged loyalty to god and the king. created a "covenant community" a community based on the promises found in the Mayflower Compact
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War between Britan/Colonist and French/Indians. Britain wins and the treaty of Paris is signed.
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Document stated that the colonist could not settle anylands past the applachian mountains.
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The act where England taxed the American colonist, where they made them pay and stamp on any important documents.
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Event in which Britttish soldiers opened fired on protesters in Boston, Massachusettes killing 5 and injuring 6 others.
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Event where several colonist dressed up as indians and boarded onto british ships releashing more than 46 tons of English tea into the Boston harbor.
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Delegates from 12 colonies meet to dicuss a solution.They decided that they and the other colonist would boycott British goods.
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1st battle of the American Revolution.resulte. The official start of war between America and England. With the Amercans wining.
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A meeting with delegates from all 13 colonies met to discuss the final respose to England. They decided to offer peace but when that was declined they created the continental army. Then the made and signed the declaration of independence and war begun.
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The document in which Thomas Jefferson wrote grivences against the king of England. The colonist officially declare freedom from England
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The colonists first attempt to make a democracy that failed. The government had no power no order was established.
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nd of the Revolutionary War. General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington and his forces at the siege of yorktown.
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The newly formed colonies were having a wide array of foreign and domestic problems
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The treaty that ended the French and Indian war with British victory.
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Prohibited any surveying of the land west of the Appalachians.
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Debt ridden farmers in Massachusetts rebel due to high taxes
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Meeting called to settle disputes among states over commerce, only five states showed up so they rescudueld another one.
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A compromise with slave states so that slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person when determining a state's representation in house of representatives.
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set up America's court systems.
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created a two house senate; in senate each state gets two senators, in house of reprensentatives the representation is based off of population
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Was meant to revise the articles of confederation, but created two plans; the Virginia plan and th New jersey plan.
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created the process of for the creation and admission of new states
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The first ten ammendments, deals with rights and liberties
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His presidency started April 30 1789 and ended in March 4 1797
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Time when U.S was trying to Amercanize NAtive Americans
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Invented by Eli Whitney and made growing cotton more profitable.
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Adam's was originally Thomas Jefferson's vice president and was latter elected president.
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The principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States.
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Was bought from France during Jeffersons Presidency, and it doubled the sizeof the US. including the mississippi river to the Rocky Mountains.
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Case where in which supreme court justice Marshall declared a law unconstitutional; established the power of judicial review.
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WAr that was established because of the british interference with American ships was the cause, and the british aid to the indians in the west.
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Again Court Justice Marshall upheld the federal governments right to establish a bank, said the state couldnt tax the bank due to National supremacy.
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Dividied the Lousiana Purchase at 36° 30' north of the line was free, while south of the line were slave states. The missouri compromise admited Maine as a fee state, Missouri as a slave state and it maintained balance of slave and free state
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IMigrants from mostly northern and western Europe,England, Norway and Germany.
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The court overturned a steamboat monapoly; confirmed the federal governments power of commerce.
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This document warned Europe against future colonization in the Americas and any interference in any independent countrie in North or south america will be viewed as acts of aggression.
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The age of the common man was a time in which The common man was coming more into form and the healight politicly wise and socially.
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The time in which Andrew Jackson was president. He put into effect of the spoil sytem giving public office to campaign supporters. He also got rid of the National Bank. He was THE common man.
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TIme where Andrew Jackson was elected president because he aspired to the common people.
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An act passsed by President Andrew Jackson to push American Indians west of Mississippi River .
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The battle of the Alamo was a turning point for the Texas Revolution. It was the turning point that helped the Texans gain their Independence they fought til all the Texians we're killed.
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Battle in which the Texian Army defeated . 9 Texians died while over 600 Mexicans did. After defeating the Mexican Army the Mexican President signed treaty which
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War where Texas and Mexico fought. Texas wanted independence due to the fact they were mostly Americans.
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Pont in time where everyone went to california to find gold and become wealthy.
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A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Teling the wickedness of slavery.
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Native Americans were forced to smaller locations in the U.S
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Act that stated that Kansas and Nebraska had the right to choose whether they wanted to be a free or slave state.
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Case where a slaves owner had moved to a free state but did not free his slaves one in particular(Dred Scott) tried to sue, but he was not succesful.Courts claiming that African Americans were not citizens of the United States.Therefor his claim was dismissed.
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Election in which Abraham Lincoln was elected into presidency. This angered the South and was just the begining of their Succesion.
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Starting battle of the civil war.
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Act that granted 160 acres of FREE land to Americans willing to stay for atleast 5 years.
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Battle placed in Mississippi. Where The Union marched through the Confederate army splitting the amount of soldies in half.
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battle that was a turning point in the civil war.
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President Lincolns statement in which he devoted the cemetery to the ones who gave their lives during the war. He thought no one would remember the speech but it is still infact one of the most famous speeches in U.S history.
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Aftermath of the civil war where issues arrised.
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Admendment added to the constitution that banned slavery.
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Place in which Robert E. Lee(confederate) surendered to Ulyses S Grant(Union)
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While amoungst friends and family watching a play at Ford theater President liconln was assasignated by John Wilkes Booth.
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Act that brung the succeeded states back to the Union.
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Admendment that established and granted African Americans citizenship.
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Amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote.
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Workers Union that was created by a man by the name of Uriah Stevens.
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Battle that took placed in MAryland. President LIncoln stated the Emacipation Proclomation. Freeing slaves in rebelling states.
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Document that freed slaves in rebelling states. Was also issued as an informer to Great Brittain who were thinking highly of assisting the South but due to their opposition of slavery they didnt.
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Laws that allowed public segregation due to racial tension of blacks and whites.
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Election where Rutherford B HAyes is elected president only due to the fact that he promised to end federal watch over the south if elected president.
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Imigrants who came to America from mostly southern and eastern europe.
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Act that did not allow any Chinese imigration into the U.S.
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Workers Union established by Samuel Gompers.
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When workers who were striking in boston got violent police got in involved and it ended in a devistating fight.
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System where the U.S tried to Americanize Native Americans to U.S culture.
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Period in US history where gov was trying to give power back to people
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Law that gave the government power to check in on buisness companiess that might be building large trusts or monopolies it was created by John Sherman.
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A man by the name of Henry Frick decided to employ detectives his already employed workers got angry and decided to strike. Another violent worker strike.
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Union made to reunite all railroad workers who needed and wanted better working conditions. Created by Eugene Debbs.
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Long endured stike where railroad workers went on strike.
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Case where a mixed man of white and black descent sat in a white train car.He was still considered black so he was taken to jail. Court ruled "seperate but equal"
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canal that made it easier to ship things instead of having to travel by South America . For allowing us to do so we helped Panama get their independence from Comlumbia.
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A reiteration of the Mnroe Doctrine by Presdient roosevelt to other countries saying that we are not to be messed with.
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Federal Income tax was established. Also called a progressive tax.
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LAw that allowed congress to puursue income tax
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Amendment that made it so that the voters could elect and vote senators not the goverment.
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Made it that voters could select the senators of their state not the government
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Group of 5 people who serve 7 years of keeping an eye on people who are trying to establish monopolies.
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Group of people who served for 7 years that were responsible for truats.
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Act made to get rid of anit trust laws
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ACt in which that attempted to band trust or monopolies was not succesful.
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Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
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Act that limited the amount of imigrants that came to the U.S
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Trial that was held due to a tecahers stance on whether evolution theory should be taght in school
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Day where the economy plumeted. STock market crashed. The start of the great depresion.
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Area where it was a constant drought. Many farmers crops were ruined.
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Or called Collatreralized Loan Obligation. A combination of big and small buisnesses money that is traded off to different owners.
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Act that helped the unemployed and senior citizens retitiring.
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Act that put limitations on how many hours an owner could work an employe. And raised minumum wage.
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President for a period of the great depresion. People did not favor him because he did not do any impacting things to change the economy.
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GErman Dictator Hitler invades Poland. Defouling the treaty of Versailles. Both France and Englad declare war on germany.
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BAttle in which the US defeats the JApan navy forces.
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Day where allies took over Normandy.
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Japan Bombs US naval bases in HAwaii
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The sneak attack to the us done by the germans. That made it the most deadly battle for the US
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Civil CAse against the US for the unfair treatment of Jappanes Americans.
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Victory in European Countries
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The atomic bombing of the city Hiroshima. The US attempt in damaging Japan for a long term.
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DAYs after the HIRoshima Bombing. Blew japan to smithereins. Which concluded to their surrender.
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Trials held against German soldiers and offcials due to the inhuman crimes against the people they dictated.
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Plan that insisted on helping Europe after the destructiveness of WW2
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Soviet Union had blocked berlin, the US air team flew over supplies.
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Alliance with Us, France, Great BRittain, Portugal and other european countries in the west.
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COmmunism starts up in CHina with help of leader Mao ZEdong.
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War that errose between North and SOuth korea because NORth K wanted SOuht K to be communist like them.
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Previous general in WW2 and president during this time.
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COuple that was accused of sharing secrets to the Soviets about the US hydrogen bomb.
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Alliance between The SOviet union and most of the eastern part of Europe
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ONe of the first satelites in space created by the Soviet Union.
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US spy aircraft was shot down by the SOviet Union. Spy was Francis Gary Powers.
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Loved President by the American People. Was assasinated by Lee HArvey OSwald. WHo was shot before being put on trial
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Wall built to seperate Berlin. Stayed up for years but was torn down thanks to Regans impowering speavh to Gorgechav.
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Event in which Missles were placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union. Who were very close to declarying nuclear war against the US. Kenedy demanded thier removal or the US would have to retaliate massively.
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The assasination of president JOhn F Kenedy by Lee HArvey Oswald.