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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta is one of the most important documents in history. It established the principle that everyone is subject to the law and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial. -
Mayflower Compact
The government gets authority from the people. -
French and Indian War
This was the end of salutary neglect. -
Louisiana Purchase
This land was purchased from France for $15 million. -
Missouri Compromise
Compromise to admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Nullification Crisis
Northern Manufacturers wanted a high tariff that would protect their industries from foreign competition. -
Compromise of 1850
California applied for statehood as a free state. The sale of slaves was outlawed in D.C. -
The Beginning of the Civil War
Confederates fired on federal troops at Fort Sumter- first shots of the Civil War. -
The Transcontinental Railroads
The Civil War was an important turning point for creating a national system of transportation. -
The Labor Movement
Used collective bargaining for issues of wages, hours, and working conditions.
