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jamestown
first perminant american colony -
mayflower compact
was the first governing document in the plymouth colony -
declaration of independence
document written by thomas jefferson declaring our independence from king george -
american revolution
a war over the 13 colonies between the americans and british -
constitution
demanding our freedom from britain -
bill of rights
the bill of rights is the first 10 amendments from the american constitution -
marbury vs madison
a court held for the judical review -
louisiana purchase
land that thomas jefferson purchased from the french that doubled the U.S. -
california gold rush
thounsands of people from around the world came to california in serch of gold and not many survived the trail to california or found very much gold either -
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civil war
battle between the north and south in the united states
