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Manga Carta
First document that limited a kings power. We used it to limit our government when creating our government -
French and Indian War
It was a war from all colonies, it resulted in the treaty of paris -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a time when the manufacturing of goods moved from small shops and homes to large factories. -
American Revolution
It was a colonial revolt, the 3 colonies defeated the British, at the end the British needed money so they taxed the US government -
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of people from several British American Colonies discussing the American Revolution era. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. The battles happened because the British commander heard that weapons and powder were being kept by patriots. -
Declaration of Independence
It got ride of the British rules so now we are our own group -
Yorktown
It was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War, the good thing about the war was that Cornwallis surrendered to Washington -
Legislative Branch
The congress was established under article 1 congressmen are elected by the people of the USA -
Writing the US Constitution
The Constitution of the US guaranteed rights for people. It was signed on September 17, 1787. -
Bill of rights
When the Constitution was added the people didn’t think it did enough to protect our individual rights, so when the continental congress met again they added the 10 amendments -
Alex de Tocqueville
He was a Frenchman who came to America to study its prison system, he also wrote the Democracy in America -
Manifest Destiny
The Manifest Destiny inspired a lot of measures designed destroy the native population. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was the place where the first battle of the American Civil War was fought. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Bloodiest battle on USA’s soil with 50,000 troops injured or killed in 3 days and that ended that chances of the South’s chances of winning.
