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U.S. Beginings
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Mayflower Compact
the compact was created as a set of laws for the puritans. -
Mayflower lands on Plymoth Rock
the Puritns wanted to cleanse them self of the catholic "impurties" -
Suger Act
Britain decided to put a tax on sugar to pay for supplies. -
Stamp Act
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Townshend Act
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Boston Massacre
In turn for colonists throwing rocks at them, british soldiers open fired, killing 6 Bostonians. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists were angered at the taxation without representation, so in turn they sank the imported tea. -
Paul Revere's Ride
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lexington and Concord
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American Revolution
the colonists decided to revolt against british rule. -
Declaration of Independence
America declared Independence from England. -
Battle of Sartoga
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Federalist Papers
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Constitution Rattified
12 years after the U.S. became a country, the set of laws was approved. -
Bill of Rights
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Louisiana Purchase
Napolean needed funds to fuel a war, so he sold the Louisiana territory to the U.S. -
Missouri Compromise
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Kansas/ Nebraska Act
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U.S. Civil War
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Emancipation Proclimation
