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The U.S declared independence from England of this date after the American revolution. The people in the U.S were done giving in to the English so after the revolution the founding fathers put together the Declaration of independence. -
The Constitution was signed. This set in place the freedoms and some of the laws we had today. -
A tax protest that turned sour quickly. The government put a tax on whiskey making a lot of people groups very mad. -
The U.S purchased a large piece of land from the French. This piece of land allowed the U.S expand further west. -
The English tried storming New Orleans in order to take control of newly acquired territory of the U.S. The victory of the the English proved our dominance of the the European powers at the time. -
A foreign policy that kept Europe and their ideas out of the U.S and America in general. This was our way of saying we didn't wan't anything to do with the European nations. -
The Treaty ultimately ended the war with Mexico and made Manifest Destiny possible. The newly acquired land allowed us to expand fully to the west coast. -
The U.S Supreme court ruled that enslaved people like Dred Scott were not considered citizens. This meant the had no right to sue for their own freedom. -
The Emancipation Proclamation was declared by President Abraham Lincoln saying that all slaves in the rebellious States were now free. This was a big step towards completely abolishing slavery. -
A big moment in the civil war when the Union defeated the Confederate forces. There were many casualties and is known to be the turning point of the war.