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the seven year war
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers. It was primarily fought in Europe and the Americas. -
treaty of paris
ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies -
boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation, on March 5, 1770, during the American Revolution in Boston -
tea act
the Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies -
beggining of the continental congress
The Continental Congress was the governing body by which the American colonial governments coordinated their resistance to British rule during the first two years of the American Revolution -
philadelphia convention
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed -
1st election of washington
Washington was elected with 69 of the 69 first-round votes cast in the United States Electoral College. With this election, he became the only U.S. president to be unanimously chosen. -
the bill of right
Articles 3 to 12, ratified December 15, 1791, by three-fourths of the state legislatures, constitute the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights. -
the fugitive slave act
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washinton quit
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election of jefferson
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the louisianna purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. -
abolition of salve trade by jefferson
In 1807, three weeks before Britain abolished the Atlantic slave trade, President Jefferson signed a law prohibiting “the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States." -
the war of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America -
the missouri compromise
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the monroe doctrine
The doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs -
andrew jackson elected president
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the indian removal act
An Act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal east of the river Mississipp -
the manifeste destiny
"Manifest destiny" is a phrase that represents the belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward -
texas joined the usa
On December 29, 1845, Texas officially became the twenty-eighth state in the Union although the formal transfer of government did not take place until February 19, 1846 -
the compromise of 1850
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election of abraham lincoln
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the american civil war
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South") -
battle of gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of both the Civil War and of any battle in American military history -
the military reconstitution act
The Reconstruction Act of 1867 outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states. The bill divided the former Confederate states, except for Tennessee, into five military districts. -
the 15th amendment : right to vote for black people
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protests for the 8h work day
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the gospel of wealth
"Wealth",[2] more commonly known as "The Gospel of Wealth",[3] is an essay written by Andrew Carnegie in June[4] of 1889[5] that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich. -
plessy vs ferguson
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utah became a state of the usa
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the spanish american war
The war originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which began in February 1895. The Spanish-American War (1898) was a conflict between the U.S. and Spain, ending with the loss of Spain's overseas empire and the U.S. emerging as a world