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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Important because he discovered the new world
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Jamestown Settlement
The Jamestown Settlement is important because it was the 1st successful English settlement.
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The Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony
The citizens of Plymouth were fleeing religious persecution and searching for a place to worship God as they saw fit.
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Mayflower Compact
It established laws by which colonists would rule themselves
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Navigation Acts
laws passed to make sure that england controlled american trade.
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The Treaty of Westminster
was the peace treaty that ended the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Signed by the Netherlands and England -
Boston Tea Party
Boston colonists become angry with the tax on goods,they got on ships and dumps crates of tea into the Boston harbor .
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War took place between the American colonies and New France.This was the first battle between the Americans and Indians & it solved most of the problems. -
The Sugar Act
required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. -
Stamp Act
Britain sets fax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspaper or legal documents.
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Quartering act
The act stated that troops could only be quartered in barracks and if there wasn't enough space in barracks then they were to be quartered in public houses.
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The Boston Massacre
Event involving five colonists ending up shot and killed
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Intolerable Act
restricted rights of colonist to hold town meetings, required all colonists to provide food and housing to British soldiers living in colonies -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was important because it ended the American Revolutionary
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George Washington
Important because he was the first to sign the copy right law
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Cotton Gin
Important because it made it easier for clothes & other materials to be made faster & more officiant. -
Alien and Sedition Act
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by Congress in 1798 in preparation for an anticipated war with France.
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Louisiana purchase
The Louisiana purchase was important because it gave the U.S control of the Mississippi River and the port city of New Orleans where farmers sold their crops & get paid
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First stem boat
First steam boat made in 1807. Important because it made it easier for people to trade.
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Mexican Independence
Where mexico declared independence on Spain.
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War of 1812
This war is important because the french and the British tried to step in the way of trade.
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Missouri Compromise
Congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited
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Monroe Doctrine
doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.
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Telegraph
telegraph was used to have long-distance communication. -
Texas Independence Day
Where Texas declared independence where they 59 people people signed to be independence and created the Republic of Texas
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Trail of Tears
This is important because It show that the u.s. removed Indians from there homes to whats know as Oklahoma & force them to go to war.
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Mexican war
the Americans' desire for California and other Mexican territories so the Mexicans went to war and tried to fight for whats theirs.
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Gold rush
Important because now that they discovered gold they can invest in tools & medicine.
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PONY EXPRESS
The Pony Express was a mail service operating from St. Joseph in Missouri all the way west to Sacramento. -
Civil war
It was started when southern states seceded from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln.
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EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
It purported to change the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the areas of the South from "slave" to "free", -
13th & 14th & 15th Amendment
13th- Where they freed slaves
14th- This amendment declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States were entitled equal rights
15th-citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race
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RECONSTRUCTION ACT
Congress enacted the Reconstruction Act, which, supplemented later by three related acts, divided the South (except Tennessee). -
Railroads
Railroads enabled people and goods to get from point A to point B much more quickly than by horse and wagon, simply because a steam engine could pull cars at a faster rate.
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One Dollar bill
Painted after George Washington & changed the world by now producing these dollar bills so people can buy the necessity they need in life ( clothes, shoes, blankets, etc ) -
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials was where they accused people of using witch craft.
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