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Magna Carta
First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular king. Protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment , access to swift justice . The charter became part of English political life and was typically renewed by each monarch in turn . -
Boston Massacre
Shots fired by Britis soldiers in the streets of Boston in 1770. Three people were killed immediately and two died later. Thomas Preston was arrested for manslaughter. -
Boston Tea Party
Bordered 3 ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. A group of colonist protest 13 years of increasing British oppression. New York and Philadelphia rejected tea shipments . -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
A machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by speeding up the process of removing seed from cotton fiber. The gin made little money for Whitney due to infringement issues . -
Louisiana Purchase
Was land deal between the U.S . The U.S acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land . Located west of the Missippi River for 15 million dollars. -
Trail of Tears
The Cherokee nation was forced to give up land. The mirgrants faced hunger , disease , and exhaustion . Over 4000 out of 15000 of the Cherokees died . -
Deed Scott Decision
Affirming the right of slave owners to take their slaves into the Western territories. The supreme court was stacked in favor of the slaves states. Chief justice Roger B. Taney wrote the majority decision. -
Civil War
Americas bloodiest clash. The sectional conflict of the civil war pitted the union against the confederate states . Resulted in the death of more than 620,000 with millions more injured.
