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Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary -
Battle of Trenton
Washington plans surprise attack at Hessian camp on christmas night killing/capturing 1000 men. As a result British forced back for winter -
Saratoga
French enters the war, British captures philadelphia, nearly 2,500 american soilders killed -
Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris
British recognized USA as a new nation
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President (1) - George Washington
First President of the USA 1789-1797. Received 100% of the votes Profile -
Louisiana Purchase
was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles of the French territory Louisiane. The U.S. paid 60 million francs under the presedency of Thomas Jefferson -
President (7) - Andrew Jackson
President 1829-1837
Began the process of removing Indians from the plains and had largely succeeded in this by the end of his term Profile -
Mountain Men move to the West
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Mormons head to Kirkland, Ohio from NY
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Mormons move to Missouri
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President (8) - Martin van Buren
President 1837-41
Violently pursued the removal of Indian nations to beyond the Mississippi Profile -
Mormons move to Illinois
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President (9) - William Harrison
President 1841
Died after just one month in office from pnumonia caused by speaking to a crowd in the rain. Profile -
President (10) - John Tyler
President 1841-45
Responsible for the annexation of Texas into the USA Profile -
President (11) - James Polk
President 1845-49
Began the process of extending slavery into the new territories of the USA. Was vehemently opposed - especailly in Texas. Profile -
Mormons arrive in Salt Lake
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Prospectors move west (Gold Rush)
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President (12) - Zachary Taylor
President 1849-1850
Urged western territories to apply for statehood in a hope of preventing the introduction of slavery to these areas Profile -
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Prospectors find gold in Colorado Rockies
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President (16) - Abraham Lincoln
President 1861-65
Ended slavery in the USA and was assassinated by a Southern rebel in 1865 Profile -
Homesteaders set off West
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