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Declaration of Independence
On July 4th 1776, the colonies decided to be independent and made the Declaration of Independence. It was mainly written by Thomas Jefferson. -
The battle of Yorktown
A battle that took place in Yorktown, Virginia, and it was important because it convinced Britain to stop trying to end the American rebellion. The American forces were led by General George Washington. -
Constitution was declared
The constitutional convention was made up of George Washington, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and many other important figures. These people Met in Philadelphia in 1787, they drafted the constitution and it replaced the Articles of Confederation. -
George Washington 1st president
George Washington was the General of the American rebellion, because he was so liked by the people, he was the best pick to become the president. He ended up becoming the first president of the United States. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase was a big deal because it basically doubled the land territory of the United States of America. The land was sold for cheap because the Spanish needed money fast to support their army in the war that they were in. -
war of 1812
Great Britain and the United States had issues over trading and attacks on U.S. settlers. The war was over within 3 years with a stalemate. -
Missouri compromise
The differences between the slave states and the free states were major. the Missouri Compromise made sure to balance the free states and the slave states. For example, if a slave state wanted to join the United States, a free state had to join with them. This meant that 2 states had to join the United States in order for the United States allow new states to join. -
Indian Removal Act
The "Indians" are only called that because Christopher Columbus thought that he was in India whenever he found the Native Americans. The act was signed by the president at the time who was Andrew Jackson. The Indian removal Act forced the Native Americans to relocate. This relocating cause many Native Americans to die because of the harsh trail. There is a name for this trail, it is called the trail of Tears. -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American war was ended with the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The people involved in the treaty were Nicholas Trist who was representing the United States. Mexico was represented by Luis Gonzaga Cuevas, Bernardo Cuoto, and Miguel Aristain, these people were important figures because they were government officials from mexico. The treaty Gained land from Mexico, not for free though. The United states offered 15 million USD for the land. And paid off some debts. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott had an owner, this meant that he was a slave. The owner of Dred Scott died, but his owner gave him his freedom before he died. The government did not like this so Dred Scott fought for his freedom and hired a lawyer to represent him. He got all the way into the supreme court where the supreme court ruled that Dred Scott should not have his freedom. This made the battle of slavery more intense.