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jamestown
first perminament english settlement in america -
mayflower
where the pilgrams settled in search for religious freedom -
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french and indian war
britain defeated france . gained canada and french land around the mississippi river -
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king george the third
the king of england durging the american revolution -
declaration of independence
we were a free state -
american revolution ended
the american revolution ended -
treaty of paris
this treaty ended the american revolution -
constitution
gave power to the government and peoples rights -
bill of rights
limited of government -
louisiana purchase
the stae doubled its size -
maurbry vs madison
the first supreme court case -
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war of 1812
a war between the u.s and britain.the u.s showed that they can defend thereselves -
treaty of ghent
this treaty ended the war of 1812 -
missouri compromise
to maintain the balance of powerbetween slave states and free states -
trail of tears
thousands of cherokees died during the long journey -
california gold rush
california officially became a state and settlers came to california in search for gold and to become rich -
compromise of 1850
a disagreement between fee states and slave states -
election of 1860
president abraham lincoln was elected president and won and he was also the president during the civil war -
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civil war
the biggest war of history and the bloodiest of them all -
the gettysburg address
president abraham lincoln gave one of the well known speeches in history -
appomattox court house
where lee surrendered to grant and ending the civil war
