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JamesTown was established in 1607 by the Virginia company. It started as a business venture, but England later took over. The colony struggled for the first couple years until tobacco was introduced.
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An act of British Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on British colonies in North America and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
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Battle of the last revolutionary war, fought in 1781. British general Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to general George Washington.
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The purpose of the Bill Of Rights is to provide specific freedoms to citizens to limit the power of the government.
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The 19th president of the U.S who oversaw the end of reconstruction and began the efforts that led to civil service reform and attempted to synthesize the divisions to reconcile the divisions left from the civil war.
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The bloodiest battle day of the American Civil War fought between the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek. The Union victory there led to the emancipation Proclamation.
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The deadliest Battle in the civil war with more than 51,000 casualties with over 51,000 wounded.
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Born free, obtained a PHD from Harvard and is the founder of NAACP. He was the first spokesperson for African-American rights during the first half of the 20th century. He was the co founder of the NAACP.
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German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, that sustained the largest bombing campaign to that date. As a result Hitler permanently postponed a landing on the British Isles and suspended the Battle Of Britain.
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Allied troops under the general Eisenhower landed in German occupied France. Despite intense opposition and casualties, the landings succeeded along with the liberation from Hitler beginning.
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A wall that seperated West Berlin to keep western "fascists" from entering East Germany and undermining the socialists state.
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The attacks of sep 11, 2001 were a series of four coordinated attacks on the U.S. by the Islamic Terrorists group. The attack took place in Washington D.C, New York City and Shanksville, PA.
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