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Boston Massacre
when British soldiers killed five protestors outside the Customs House in Boston. The protestors were protesting the British occupation of their city sent to -
Buying of the Louisiana Purchase
bought 828,000 square miles of land from France in 1803. The French controlled this region from 1699 until 1762 when it became Spanish property -
The Battle of Fort McHenry
, British forces marched on Washington, defeated U.S. forces, and burned the Capitol. -
the 13th amendment facts
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate