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American Revolution, U.S.A versus Great. Britain
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Declaration of Independence. United States begin!
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Articles of Confederation
Causes Shay's Rebellion -
Constitution Convention; a need for a better structure of government.
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Events leading up to the Civil War; events that impacted the Civil War.
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The Making and Ratification of the Constitution, 1787.
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The 3/5 Compromise solved the debate if slaves were counted in representation.
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The Bill of Rights restricted the government from abuse of power and gave states/the people more rights.
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The Industrial Revolution changed Northerners life styles, which created another difference between the North and the South.
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The Cotton Gin inflamed slavery in the South.
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State's Rights was an idea that states had the power to judge if a law was Constitutional or not. However this never went into play.
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France decided to sell Louisiana to the U.S. for $15 million. This was known as the Louisiana Purchase
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Nationalism returned to the United States after the War of 1812.
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Missouri asked to be admitted to the Union as a slave state so to balance the power Maine was passed as a free state. This was called the Missouri Compromise
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President Jackson and Congress forced thousands of Indians out of their homelands to west of the Mississippi. This law was called the Indian Removal Act.
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Southerners were angry about the high tarrifs Congress were passing, so John C. Calhoun purposed the doctrine of nullification.
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Nat Turners and other slaves attacked many plantations and killed about 55 white settlers. This was known as Nat Turners Rebellion
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The Underground Railroad was a network of escape routes Northerners created to free slaves.
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Debates over Texas created the Mexican-American War, with the U.S. winnning.
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The Compromise of 1850 gave both the North and South pros and cons.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Cabin lit a flame in Northerners, making them hungry for slavery to be demolished.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act divided the Great Plains into two territories which followed the law of popular sovereignty.
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During the Dred Scott Case, Congress said that slavery was up to the states. This was good news for the South.
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John Brown's Raid was the final straw for many Southerners; they couldn't share the same Union with people who praised John Brown.
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The Election of 1860 put the South in a frenzy. They were afraid of what Lincoln was going to take away from them.
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Civil War (North and Union versus the South/Confederation)
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