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French and Indian war
Was the north American theater of the worldwide seven-year war -
Pontiac's rebellion
Indians attack British forces -
Boston massacre
5 colonists killed by British soldiers -
Lexington and concord
First shots are fired there -
Louisiana purchase
Doubled United States -
The war of 1812
The United States became the greatest navy power in the world -
The Mexican-American war
Marked the first US armed conflict font on foreign soil -
Uncle Tom's cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel that sold 300,000 copies -
Gettysburg address
Site of most bloodied part -
Lincoln's assassination
John Wilkes booth shot Lincoln at ford theater
