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The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the continental congress. this statement made the thirteen american colonies independent states, and no longer ruled by the British Empire. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence -
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The Constituiton - politics
The Constituition is the supreme law of the U.S. has three branches, Legislative, Executive, Judiciary. since it was made, it has been amended 27 times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution -
Louisiana purchase - Expansion
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America in 1803 of 828,000 square miles of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana. -
War of 1812 - politics
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Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. It banned slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except within the boundaries of the state of Missouri. -
Manifest Destiny 1840's
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The Compromise of 1850 - Slavery
The Compromise of 1850 were five bills passed in the United States in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War -
Gadsden purchase - slavery
The Gadsden Purchase region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that was purchased by the United States in a treaty signed by James Gadsden -
Emancipation Proclamation - slavery
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion,[1] thus applying to 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves in the U.S. at the time.
