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Jamestown was America’s first permanent English settlement. -
This year marked the first legislative assembly, the arrival of the first enslaved Africans, and the arrival of the first families in Jamestown -
The Pilgrims settled at Plymouth, creating a colony based on religious beliefs. -
Puritans came to Massachusetts in the first large wave of immigrants, bringing strong religious values and new ideas about community -
Anne Hutchinson was banished for her religious beliefs and later helped found Rhode Island, which supported religious freedom -
This war began long-lasting conflicts between Native Americans, colonists, the British, and the French. -
The trials show how fear and mass hysteria can cause people to make dangerous and unfair decisions -
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This war between Britain and France over land left Britain in serious debt, leading to new taxes on the American colonies. -
Colonists were taxed without having a say in government, increasing anger toward British rule. -
Violence between British soldiers and colonists showed how tense and dangerous the conflict had become -
Colonists protested unfair taxes by destroying British tea, openly challenging British authority -
Known as “the shot heard round the world,” these battles marked the start of the Revolutionary War. -
The 13 colonies officially declared independence from Great Britain. -
The United States created a new system of government based on laws and shared power -
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President Thomas Jefferson authorizes purchase of the Louisiana territory from France and almost doubles the size of the United States. -
War between Britain and America lasted for two and half years over trade and naval restrictions. -
A network of secret routes and safe houses to help slaves escape to freedom in the North. -
This changes the face of communication for the entire world and allows an information to spread more quickly and easily than ever before -
Shortly after his election, the Confederate States secede from the Union, starting the Civil War -
Abraham Lincoln was from the northern part of the country and wanted to put an end to slavery. -
South Carolina was the first state to secede, or leave, the United States. -
The southern states form their own country called the Confederate States of America -
Hostilities began when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter, a key fort held by Union troops in South Carolina. -
President Lincoln issues an executive order freeing slaves. -
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Battle of Gettysburg -
A major battle where the North not only wins the battle, but starts to win the Civil War. -
General Robert E. Lee, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at The Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after the surrender of Robert E. Lee (after the Civil War ended) -
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