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boston tea party
On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. -
peace treaty ends revolutionary war
In 1783, the Treaty of Paris ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded by what is now Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west. -
northwest ordinance
was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. The primary effect of the ordinance was the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States out of the region south of the Great Lakes, north and west of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River. On August 7, 1789, -
constitution ratified
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george washington is first president of the U.S
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french revolution begins
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Seat of government moves from NYC to Philadelphia
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2nd president of the U.S is John Adams
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seat of government moves from philadelphia to washington D.C
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louisiana purchase
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lewis & clark expedition starts
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lewis & clark expedition ends
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congress prohibits importing of african slaves
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war of 1812
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louisiana territory recognized as missouri territory
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missouri compromise
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stephen F. Austin founds colony in texas
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monroe doctrine
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indian removal act moves indians west of the mississippi river
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texas revolution
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mexican cession
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civil war
it was a war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America, also known as "the Confederacy." Led by Jefferson Davis, the Confederacy fought against the the Union, which was supported by all the free states and by five slave states that became known as the border states. -
world war 1
it was a military conflict that was centered in the m iddle of europe. -
civil rights movement
The civil rights movement was a worldwide political movement for equality before the law occurring between approximately 1950 and 1980. It was accompanied by much civil unrest and popular rebellion. -
apollo 11
It landed the first humans on earth for the first time.Its considered a major accomplishment in the history of exploration and represented a victory by the U.S. in the Cold War Space Race with the Soviet Union. -
terrorist attack
9/11 was a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda on the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. -
barrack Obama first black president
Barrack Obama is the first ever african american president the united states has had.
