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Magna Carta
The importance of this document is that it limits the powers of the ruler. -
French and Indian War
This war had left the British with a great debt and led them to start heavily taxing the colonists in order to pay off the debt. -
Colonists had begun to protest.
The importance of this is that the colonists began to protest against the British because they felt that the taxes that the British were implementing violated their rights. They boycotted British goods, and some of them dressed as Indians and dumped tea off a British ship. -
Lexington and Concord
The colonists and British soldiers exchanged shots at Lexington and Concord, the reason this was important was because this was the first battle of the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
This importance of this event is that The “Second Continental Congress” had begun discussing the idea of declaring independence from England. The final draft was approved in July 4, 1776. -
Saratoga
The importance of this battle is that when the colonists ended up being victorious, it had convinced the French to join the war on their side. -
Yorktown
The importance of this was that the Continental Army had forced the British to surrender and the war was over. -
The United States of America
What was important about this is that after the war, the colonists had finally become independent from Britain and became the ‘United States of America.” -
The Constitution
The importance of this document being created is that it established the basic structure of our government. -
Adding 10 amendments
The Continental Congress had met again to add 10 more amendments to help protect the individual rights of the people. These 10 amendments eventually became known as the Bill of Rights. -
American Industrial Revolution
The American Industrial Revolution had introduced the factory system which increased manufacturing in the North and South. -
Bill of Rights
The importance of this document is that it protects individual freedoms. -
Civil War
The South vs the North over slavery. The North wanted to free slaves while the South wanted the opposite. -
Gettysburg Address
This was the most famous speech in American history. It was a speech by Abraham Lincoln to honor the dead, and it took only 2 minutes. -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was the bloodiest battle ever on the USA’s soil, this battle had 50,000 casualties in 3 days. -
Assassination of Lincoln
Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth after the Civil War had ended. Booth was a confederate sympathizer.
