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Boston Tea Party
showed the American colonies had grown tired of arbitrary taxation by the British. When the East Indian company was allowed to sell tea directly to America, the British insisted the tax be paid on it. This culminated in the dumping of tea cargoes into Boston Harbor. -
Boston Mass
caused tensions to rise enormously between the Americans and British because this was the first killing that occurred. The Americans realized that the British were not there to help them, but instead to put an end to their liberty. -
Revolutionary War
British soldiers and American patriots fought at Lexington, Massachusetts and nearby Concord.The Treaty of Paris ended the war and recognized the sovereignty of the United States over the territory bounded roughly by what is now Canada to the north, Florida to the south, and the Mississippi River to the west -
The Declaration of Independence
It is essentially a partisan document, a justification of the American Revolution presented to the world; but its unique combination of general principles and an abstract theory of government with a detailed enumeration of specific grievances and injustices has given it enduring power as one of the great political documents of the West. -
Articles of Confederation Ratified
allowed for a weak set of rules, that were eventually overtaken and built off of to create the Constitution that is used today. -
United States Bill of Rights Ratified
First ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They contain a list of individual rights and liberties, like freedom of speech, religion, and the press. They are rights that all citizens have and they cannot be taken away by the government. -
The Mexican-American War
In 1845, following the election of the pro-annexation candidate, James K. Polk, Texas was admitted to the Union. Shortly thereafter, a dispute began with Mexico over the southern border of Texas. Both sides sent troops to the area, and on April 25, 1846, a US cavalry patrol, led by Captain Seth Thornton, was attacked by Mexican troops. Following the “Thornton Affair,” Polk asked Congress for a declaration of war. -
Civil War
resolved what had been the great inconsistency in the American ideal: that a nation dedicated to the idea that "all men are created equal" from its inception could also be one of the very last places on earth with slavery. -
Defeat of Germany and Japan
Yalta Conference meeting of FDR, Churchill, Stalin - the 'Big Three'
Soviet Union has control of Eastern Europe. The Cold War Begins -
Rio Pact
U.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and created a security zone around the hemisphere
