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| finnaced by spain to find route to asia landed in bahamas in 1492. |
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| 1st permanet colony in america succedea by tobacco and trade with indiens. |
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| forcful leader of jamestown made people work hard and they dident like it. |
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| Colony in massachutes founded by the pillgrems. |
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| democratic law making body in early VA (democratic) |
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| Euroupen who signed a contrack to work (4-7years) |
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| earl settlers in amerca came for freedem |
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| garement singend by people by the boat to live by democrattic rules. |
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| Religious group who belived in living according to bible early American settlers. |
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| Religious settlers of PIAI pacifist belived in euuality of all people. |
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| Its a was by the britain and france (and Indian allies) |
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| group of men who wanted to split w/England; organized boycotts protests, ect. |
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| leader of sons of L. in Boston; charismatic leader of Patriots |
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| British taxed colonist on all kinds of paper goods |
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| Law that said colonists had to feed and house British troops |
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| colonist dressed as Indians dumped tea in harbor to protest Tea Act |
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| British soldiers fired on an unruly mob of Americans; 11 killes and wounded |
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| made the famous Midnight Ride to warn colonists the british were coming |
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| 1st battles of American Revolution |
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| colonists who wanted Revolution to kick out British |
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| American colonists who did not want to split with england; loyal to British |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| document stating America to be a free and independent country |
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| fought for British in French and Indean war commanded Am. Troops in Revolution; 1st pres. Of U.S. |
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| last battle of Revolution Cornwallis surrendered |
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| trning point in Revolution; showed Americans could win |
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| 1st constitution of U.S.; too weak to be effective |
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| a federalist; Sec. of Treasury under Washington; started the National Bank |
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| anti-federalist; 3rd president; believed in farmers and common people |
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belived in storong fed. Govt.;
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| believed stonger state govts., supported by common people and farmers |
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| plan of Govt. for U.S., written by T. Jeff And others, divided power into 3 branches; democratic principles |
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| hired by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory in early 1800's |
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| mssive territory bought by Jefferson from French; doubled size of country at that time |
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| Congressmen who wanted war with Britsh before would war of 1812 |
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| second war with britain Americans won. Showed strength of the growing nation |
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| Moroe issued warning to Europeans not to interfere in the W. hemisphere |
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| forced movement of Cherokkes from home in GA to Ok; 4,000 died |
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| hero of the war of 1812 president who forced the removal of thounds of Indians |
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| passed in 1830; said Indians had to move off their land, further west |
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| revolutionized transportation making it cheaper and faster to move people and goods |
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| young women who worked under tough conditions in the textile mills of MA |
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| formed by workers to gain better wages and working conditions in factors |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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| treaty ending War with mexico in 1848 |
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| frantic rush to find gold in CA |
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| early 1800's reformers who worked to help the mentally ill |
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| fought for rights of women in mid 1800's |
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| people who fought against slavery prior to the Civl War |
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| network of people and places that helped southern slaves escape to freedome in the north |
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| former slave who fought aginst slaver; charismatic speaker |
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| former slave who fought to end slavery; famous specker and writer |
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| Presadent during Civil War; issued Emancipation proclamation to free slaves during the war |
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