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Magna Carta
First document that limited a King's power. We used it to limit government when we created our government. -
French and Indian War
A war between the British and the French over who would have control over North America. -
Stamp Act
British placed taxes for stamps on colonists, which caused the citizens to protest the stamp act. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists were not happy with the tea act. They were angry and frustrated about the "Taxation Without Representation" law that had been placed and the taxes that were put on tea made it 10x worse, so out of retaliation, a big group of men loaded the ships in disguises and tossed 342 chests filled with tea into the harbor. -
Lexington and Concord
The first war of the American Revolution, fought in 1775. The British were the first to shoot, but the colonists quickly fired back. This is commonly known as "the shot heard 'round the world." Americans won. -
The Declaration of Independence
A document that gave the Americans the Independence from the British that they had been wanting for years. It gave examples of why they should be free from Britain and also listed the grievances. But most importantly, it gave them their freedom. -
Battle(s) of Saratoga
The Battle(s) of Saratoga were on September 19, and then another attack on October 7th. It was a turning point in the American Revolution. Americans won. -
Yorktown
At the battle of Yorktown, the Americans won, forcing the British to surrender, and ending the war. -
U.S. Constitution
Document that finally established the goals of the Declaration of Independence. -
Bill of Rights
They added the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which was known as the Bill of Rights, telling U.S citizens what their rights were. -
Civil War
The rise of the industry eventually resulted in a Civil War between the North and the South. Southern states depended on slavery, which was something that the North highly disagreed with and wanted to abolish. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg is considerably the most important battle of the Civil War. The Confederate army invaded the Union and started a war, which ended up in the South withdrawing from the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document issued by Abraham Lincoln that all slaves be free. -
South Surrenders
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War. -
Lincoln is Assassinated
On April 14th, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated the President at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC.
