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Was the first permanent colony in Virgina.
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North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco.
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First legislative assembly of elected representatives in N. America. Was established by Virginia Company.
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English (anglo) - French rivalry led to conflict, both countries wanted the land west of the Appalachians and in Canada
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The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies
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Acquisition of French territory in North America in the end of the French & Indian War
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Legislation that requires tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents
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Colonists & British soldiers in Boston competed over jobs
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Nonviolent political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston & destroyed the entire supply of tea sent by the East India Company
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Meeting of represntatives from all 13 colonies except Georgia
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British troops attacked a colonial weapons stockpile
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The 13 colonies then regard themselves at independent states
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Served as the Constitution
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Where General Cornwallis & General George Washington and french fleet during the American Revolution
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Time Period the U.s was under the articles of Confederation
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Ended the American Revolution War
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The land west of Appalachian Mtns to be divided
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The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.
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12 delegates from five states (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia) that unanimously called for a constitutional convention
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To address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation
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Creation of the the Northwest territory
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Created 2-house congress
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Where every black slave is worth 3/5ths of a vote
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1st president of the U.S
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Set up the court system
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Name of the first ten amendments
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6th president of the U.S & was a Federalist
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Plan to force indians to adopt american culture
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Indians were forced off their lands onto smaller and smaller reservations.
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Was an Americaan founding Father and wrote the Declaration of Independence
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The decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government.
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Brought from the french
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Conflict between the United States on one side, and on the other Great Britain, its colonies and its Indian allies in North America
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State of Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland.
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It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri.
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Strong leader in Suffrage Movement
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It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention
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The Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.
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Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe about slaves.
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Case where a slave tried to sue his former owner for freedom but was denied
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where the first shots were fired
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law that gave the public free land in the west 160 acres and they had to use it for at least 5 years
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Lee went north and caused Lincoln to issue the Emanc. Proclamation.
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Issued after Battle of Antietam
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Union General Sherman, marched up GA up the coast and destroyed everything in his path
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Turning point of the war
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Sppech Lincoln gave at Gettysburg, PA
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Devastated and destroyed land in the South
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By John Wilkes Booth
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Abolished slavery
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Established seperate facilities for whites and blacks
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Put south under military occupation
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A union founded by Uriah Stevens
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Old Immigrants - northern and western europe
New Immigrants- Southern and eastern europe -
voting rights for african americans
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Republican- Rutherford B. Hayes
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Banned entry of almost all chinese
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K. of L. protest in Chicago, bomb went near police and 8 strikers convicted
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Founder was Samuel Gompers.
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Goal is to amercanize indians
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Early 20th century reform movement
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prevented any busuness structure that restrained trade
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Current courthouse in the middle of Va
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Carneige Steel plant, Henry Frick called the Pinkerton detective agency
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Founder was Eugene Debs
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Started worldwide RR boycott
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"seperate but equal" did not violate the 14th amendment
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A conflict between Spain and the United States which results in the American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.
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The policy proposed to keep China open to trade with all countries on an equal basis.
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a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian movement which took place in China t
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A canal that was built to ship goods to other countries quickly.
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A treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention.
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It says that theU.S will intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers.
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allows congressn to levey income taxes
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Direct elections of senators by popular vote
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voters elect senators now
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A global war centered in Europe
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First world war that was centered in europe
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unfair acts affecting commerce
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supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes
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The U.s joined its allies Britain, France, and Russia to fight in WWI.
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Some six weeks after the United States formally entered the First World War, the U.S Congress passes the Selective Service Act
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declaring that World War I was being fought for a moral cause and calling for postwar peace in Europe.
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peace treaties at the end of World War I.
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Used the gov't to insitute reforms to fix problems caused by industrialization
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Prohibiton of alcholic drinks in the U.S
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A drought in the great plains
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A cultural movement in the 1920's
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Women can vote
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put a quota on how many imigrants could come from each country
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representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
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An introduction to the trial of State of Tennessee vs John Scopes
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U.S president elected in 1928
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time of severe economic hardship
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Stock market crashed
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Protected workers rights
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FDR plan to eliminate causes of war
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32nd President of the United States.
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insures bank deposits
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safeguards for workers
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People migrated to the West
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after japans attck U.S declares war
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Janpan attacks theU.S at naval base in hawaii
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invasion of Normandy, France.
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It was the biggest and bloodiest single battle American soldiers ever fought -- one in which nearly 80,000 Americans were killed, maimed, or captured.
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the Supreme Court held that the wartime internment of American citizens of Japanese descent was constitutional.
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The uneasy peace of WW2, marked by a rivalry b/w U.S and Soviet Union
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The wall seperated east and west germany
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Victory in europe day
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United States used its massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20000 tons of TNT
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After the war, some of those responsible for crimes committed during the Holocaust were brought to trial.
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was the American initiative to aid Europe
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U.S flies over Germany to help aid them
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the Atlantic Alliance
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North Korea couldnt take over South Korea so they stayed free
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Spies that gave the soviet union secrets ti the atomic bomb
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A russian alliance
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Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite.
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American spy was shot down after flying over the Soviet Union
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American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from
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To seperate East and West Berlin
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Soviet Union placed missiles near Cuba
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From 13 colonies held in Philadelphia
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A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.
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prohibited states from denying equal rights of any american
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A agreement made in 1898 that made the Spanish Empire's surrender their control of Cuba and Puerto Rico, the island of Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.
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establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees
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over 3 million german troops invade russia
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Was assainated on November 22, 1963 in Texas
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Lincoln won, which was a republican
