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american revolution- civil war
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Declaration of Independence
This political event was to state their independence to Britain. The colonists wanted to be free of British control and wanted to have the unalienable rights they were being refused by Britain. -
constitution covention
The Convention convened in May of 1787 and the delegates immediately selected Washington to preside over them. Madison soon proved the driving force behind the Convention, engineering the compromises necessary to create a government that was both strong and acceptable to all of the states. The Constitution, proposed by the Convention, called for a federal government—limited in scope but independent of and superior to the states—within its assigned role able to tax... -
bill of rights
The first ten amendments, the Bill of Rights, were ratified to the Constitution to give people more specific rights. -
Louisiana Purchase
President Jefferson doubted whether he had the power to make such a purchase but bought the Louisiana Territory because it would more than double the size of the United States. -
Texas Annexation
In 1845, the U.S. acquired Texas through the Texas Annexation.
