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French and Indian War
war over upper Ohio River -
Industrial Revolution
new manufactured goods that opened up new jobs -
Spinny Jenny Invented
very useful invention -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed unarmed Americans -
Tea Act
tax on tea placed by Britain -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist threw tons of tea into Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress
meeting with 12 delegates of the original colonies -
Intolerable Acts
laws passed by Britain after the Boston Tea Party -
American Revolution
America gained Independence from Britain -
Declaration of Independence
13 colonies declaring freedom from Britain -
Washington elected president
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Bill of Rights ratified
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Cotton Gin invented
useful invention created in the Industrial Revolution -
John Adams elected president
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Thomas Jefferson elected
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Louisiana Purchase
Section of land purchased for 15 million dollars that makes up a large amount of the US today -
Slave Trade abolished
prohibited slave trade in the British empire -
War of 1812
war between US and Britain over British violations of US rights -
Missouri Compromise
maintaining a balance between slave and nonslave states -
Andrew Jackson elected
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Indian Removal Act
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Mexican War
a war between US and Mexico. Mexico lost and was forced to give Texas independence along with the land that now makes up Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah -
Harriet Tubman escapes slavery