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French and Indian War
A fight between France and Britain over control of North America that led to British dominance, but also made the colonists angry -
Proclamation Line of 1763
The British drew a line along the Appalachian Mountains keeping colonists from settling west to prevent conflicts with Native Americans. -
Stamp Act
Britain taxed colonists on paper document. Colonists weren't happy and protested against it. -
Declaratory Act
Britain said they had the right to make laws for colonies. This occurred after the Stamp Act. -
Tea Act
Britain let a company sell cheap tea but with a tax. Colonists rejected it because they saw it as a violation of their rights -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor in response to the Tea Act. -
Declaration of Independence
A document declaring that the colonies were free from British rule -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
A law that explained how new states could be admitted into the United States and ban slavery in the Northwest -
Articles of Confederation
First written confederation of the United States. -
Treaty of Paris
A treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the U.S as and independent country. -
Constitutional Convention
A meeting where delegates discussed a new plan for the American government which became the U.S constitution -
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
The states officially approving the new U.S. Constitution -
Louisiana Purchase
When the United States brought a large amount of land from France, making the country bigger. -
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Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears
A law that sadly forced Native American tribes to leave their land. -
Compromise of 1850
Laws trying to resolve the issue of slavery in new territories and admitting California as a new state -
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Mexican American War
A war between the United States and Mexico, resulting in the U.S. gaining new territories -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Law that allowed people of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to allow slavery, which lead to violence -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Presidential election that led to Abraham Lincoln becoming president and increased tensions between the North and South -
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Civil War
A war fought between the Northern and Southern states over slavery, ending in the abolishment of slavery. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed enslaved people during the war in the South -
13th Amendment
Amendment by the constitution that abolished slavery in the United States