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When the 13 colonies signed a document which was sent to Great Britian, saying they were now going to be seperate run colonies.
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When the states decided to use the Articles of Confederation for the government.
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When General Charles Cornwallis arrived at Yorktown, he expected British ships to be sent to help him. But when they never arrived he had to surrender to George Washington who was the General for the Continental army.
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The day the constitution was first signed by Delware.
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Farmers banned together and attaced the armory in Springfield in order to stop the government from taking the farm lands.
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When all the states got together and discussed the problems with the states and how they can be fixed.
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When every state agreed to add the rights to the Constitution.
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Eli Whitney patented his invention called the Cotton Gin, which helped farmers everywhere.
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William Clark and Merriweather Lewis set out to the newly purchased Louisiana Territory to explore what is out there. They spent many years exploring the land with the help from some Native American's, especially Sacagawea.
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The first textile mill was built in Lowell.
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While United States President Andrew Jackson was in office, he sent out troops to move all the Cherokee out to the west.
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While building a mill in California, James Marshall found gold.
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The United States signed a treaty to gain the land that is now called Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
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The day that started a Cival War.
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When the Confederate and Union fought in Gettysburg in the Civil War.
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A battle between the combined Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
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The Great Depression is when most people lost their jobs all over the country and had a hard time trying to support themselves and their family.
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The first spacecraft to land on the moon.
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3 planes were hijacked, 1 was aimed to the pentagon, the other two hit the Twin Towers in NewYork.
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The day the world became more awesome.
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The day when Barack Obama became president.