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Beginnings to 1877
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Sugar Act
The British put a tax on sugar. -
Stamp Act
The British put a tax on stamps. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed five civilians for no reason -
Boston Tea Party
Rebels snuck onto a British ship and dumped tea into the harbor -
Declaration of Independance
Gave America independance and said all men are created equal. -
Articles of Confederation
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Batte of Saratoga
Turning point in the revolutionary war. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle in the Revolutionary War -
Constitution Ratified
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George Washington is the First President
The first election was held and George Washington won -
Bill of Rights
First ten ammendments to the Constitution -
Louisiana Purchase
Land Purchased from France, over 2 million square miles -
War of 1812
Conflict between the United States and Great Briatin -
Alamo
Texas defence from Santa Anna and the Spanish army -
Annexation of Texas
Texas became apart of the United States -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Created new teritorries in Kansas and Nebraska that lead to more settlement of land -
Emancipation Proclimation
Made abolishing slavery a main goal of the war -
Assasintaion of Abraham Lincoln
The 16 president was shot in a theatre during a play
