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American Revolution to Civil War
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the movement to defend the American rights grew into the movement of meetings of the Continental Congress at Carpenters' Hall and the State House In Philadelphia. This was announced to the thirteen colonies the at war with Great Britain. The Declaration was ultimately a formal explanation of why congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence -
Politcal Movements
In the beginning of the 1790s, Philadelphia was a capital of the United States. During Thomas Jefferson's presidency, he organized the Demo-Republican party. In the party as a result, Jefferson drew out more votes in the election of 1796 than Adams. The Federalists were all defeated by Jefferson in the election of 1800. href='http://www.legis.state.pa.us/wu01/vc/visitor_info/pa_history/iii.htm' >http://www.legis.state.pa.us/wu01/vc/visitor_info/pa_history/iii.htm</a> -
The Cotten Gin
The Cotten Gin was a machine created by Eli Whitney, that could clean the seeds from 50 pounds of cotton in one day. This machine was also responsible for revitalizing the plantation system and making the U.S. the dominate word supplier of cottom. MLA cotton gin." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 18 Oct. 2013 -
Innovation Process of Roads
The new settlements and regions was accompanied by the provisions of new roads. The official Lancaster Pike connecting with Philadelphia was finished in 1794. By 1811 and 1818, all roads had been palced in Lancaster and in Washington regions. By 1832, the states made improvements on roads. -1861_independence_to_the_civil_war/478728' >http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/overview_of_pennsylvania_history/4281/1776-1861_independence_to_the_civil_war/478728</a> -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition fo the U.S. in 1803. THe U.S. paid $15 million for this territory expansion on the United States. It was bought from France and it included Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska; parts of Minnesota, and exc. The land doubled the expansion of the U.S. The purchase was bought during Thomas Jefferson's presidency. href='http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase</a> -
Slavery and Trade
Slaves were purchased from West Africa and about 11 to 12 million of them were exported to the New World. Of all these, 600,000 ended up in the 13 colnies of British North America. When the slaves were beginning to tranfer to the New World, 13 to 30 percent of them died on the route. href='http://http://college.cengage.com/history/west/perry/western_civilization/9e/chapters/chapter15.html' >http://college.cengage.com/history/west/perry/western_civilization/9e/chapters/chapter15.html</a> -
American Civil War
The American Civil War was also known as the War Between the States. After four years in the bloody war, 600,000 soldiers had been left dead and injured much of the South's infrastructure. The Confederacy Collapsed, slavery was abolished, and the difficult reconstruction process of restoring national unity and the rights to freed slaves bagan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
