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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed and claimed that the thirteen colonies were now free from British rule. -
Articles of Confederation Passed
The first constitution of the U.S. It made a decentralized government that was very limited in power. -
Constitutional Convention
A meeting that created the official U.S. constitution. It was held between delegates from each colony. -
Bill Of Rights
The first 10 amendments were added to the constitution and were called the Bill of Rights -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought Louisiana from Napoleon for $15 million. This doubled the size of the United States. -
War of 1812
This was a war between Britain and the recently formed U.S. which made a very strong sense of nationalism in America. -
Missouri Compromise
This was an agreement to keep the balance between slave and free states, and prevented the spread of slavery throughout the U.S. -
Trail Of Tears
The government forced indigenous people to relocate from their homeland, leading to the deaths of thousands of natives. -
Mexican-American War
This war was sparked by the Manifest Destiny belief and ended with the U.S. gaining a lot of territory from Mexico. -
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the U.S. and represented an anti-slavery republican party.