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Mercantilism
Mercantilism is a national economic policy designed to maximize the trade of a nation -
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Election of 1860
The United States Presidential Election of 1860 was the nineteenth quadrennial presidential election to select the President and Vice President of the United States. The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 186 -
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Christopher Columbus
He was born in 1436. He died May 20, 1506. He was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer -
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, "The Century of Philosophy" -
Benjamin Franklin
He was born in January 17, 1706 He died April 17, 1790 . He -
George Washington
He was the first president . Was born on February 22 1732 He died December 14 1799. He was president during the year of April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797 -
Thomas Jefferson
He was born on April 13, 1743 He died July 4, 1826 He was president around March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement west of a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains -
Stamp Act
an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the Crown. -
Andrew Jackson
He was born in March 15, 1767 He died March 4, 1829 – March 4, 18375 He was the seven president and he is in the 20 dollar bill -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed several people while under attack by a mob.
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. December 16, 1773
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America
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Declaration of Independence
A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood is an assertion by a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state.
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United States Constitution
This was the same place the Declaration of Independence was signed. The Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention—now known as the Constitutional Convention—which convened from May 25 to September 17, 1787. It was signed on September 17, 1787 -
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Dred Scott
Dred Scott was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, popularly known as the "Dred Scott Decision
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Westward Expansion
In 1803 the Louisiana Purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. By 1840 almost 7 million Americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. The belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as Manifest Destiny. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. The U.S. paid fifty million francs and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen million francs for a total of sixty-eight million francs
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Lewis and Clark
they was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. The dates are May 14, 1804 – Sep 23, 1806 -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln
He was the 16th president . He was born in February 12, 1809 . He March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865 -
compromise
As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah. -
Jacksonian Democracy
Jacksonian democracy was a 18th-century political philosophy in the United States -
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Election of 1828
The United States presidential election of 1828 was the 11th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 31, to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. -
Abolitionist Movement
Abolitionism is a general term which describes the movement to end slavery. This term can be used formally or informallyFrom the 1830s until 1870, -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands. -
Manifest Destiny
the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable -
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Mexican American War
The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War in the United States and in Mexico as the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in Texas, New Mexico, California; Northern, Central, and Eastern Mexico; Mexico City during Apr 25, 1846 – Feb 2, 1848 -
Dred Scott
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Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war that was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. As a result of the long-standing controversy over slavery, war broke out in April 1861 -
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Era of Reform
he Progressive Era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States that spanned from the 1890s to the 1920s -
Frederick Douglass
He died in February 20, 1895