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declaration of independance
The 13 colonies have declared independance from their mother country great britain, this gave birth to the United States of America. -
Articles of Confederation
Establishing that the United States should have a weak government and make the government more for the people. This is opposite to the way that they were governed by great Britain. -
Constitutional Convention
A convention in order for philidelphia delegates to write a draft of the constitiution in order to have a stronger federal government. -
Bill of Rights Ratified
the 10 amendments were ratified giving the people individual rights. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States baught the land from France costing roughly around 15 million dollars and it effectively doubled the size of the U.S -
War of 1812
For the right to expand their territory as well as maritime rights, great Britain and the U.S got into war, the result is a increase of national identity and nationalism. -
Missouri Compromise
This agreements admitted Missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state, this would draw a line between the free and slave states which would divide the nation. -
Indian Removal Act
A law that authorized the removal of native Americans from their tribal lands. They would later be relocated to "Indian teritories." -
Mexican-American War
The result of this war is the expansion of the U.S and the fueled interest of manifest destiny and the want to spread christianity. This would also create tension over he aboliton of slavery. -
Compromise of 1850
A compromise that is used in order to ease the tension of the slave and free states.