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US History1607 to 1877

Course Overview

US History1607 to 1877

Course Overview

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6 Key Dates (Slide 4)

6 Eras (Slides 6-44)

10 Territories (Slides 46-64)

36 Important People (Slides 66-85)

5 Wars (Slides 87-91)

11 Documents (Slides 93-103)

24 Inventions (Slides 105-132)

The First 18 Presidents (Slide 134)

Social Studies TAKS Test: Friday, 5-1-9The Rest of the Presidents

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1607

1877

6 Key Dates

1776 1787 1803 1861 to 1865

1607: Jamestown, VAFirst permanent English settlement

1776: DOIDeclaration of Independence

1787: USCUnited States Constitution

1803: LA PurchaseLouisiana Purchase

1861 to 1865: CWCivil War

1877: End of RECFederal troops removed from the South

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6 Key Dates (Slide 4)

6 Eras (Slides 6-44)

10 Territories (Slides 46-64)

36 Important People (Slides 66-85)

5 Wars (Slides 87-91)

11 Documents (Slides 93-103)

24 Inventions (Slides 105-132)

The First 18 Presidents (Slide 134)

Social Studies TAKS Test: Friday, 5-1-9The Rest of the Presidents

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1607

1877

6 Eras

1607: Jamestown, VAFirst permanent English settlement

1877: End of RECFederal troops removed from the South

270 Years

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RECCWGnRBaNREVCOL

1607

1877

6 Eras

270 Years

156 Yrs

20 Yrs

20 Yrs

58 Yrs

4 Yrs

12Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

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COL = ColonizationREV = RevolutionBaN = Building a NationGnR = Growth and ReformCW = Civil WarREC = Reconstruction

COL

1607

1877

270 Years

156 Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Colonization (COL)1607 to 1763 (156 Years)

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Colonization (COL)1607 to 1763 (156 Years)

England planted the Original 13 Coloniesalong the Atlantic Coast of North America.

1st Colony 1607 VA (Jamestown)

2nd Colony 1620 MA (Plymouth Rock)

12th Colony 1682 PA (Philadelphia)

13th Colony 1733 GA (Savannah)

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Colonization (COL)1607 to 1763 (156 Years)

The Original 13 Colonies were squeezed between the Atlantic Ocean

and the Appalachian Mountains.

Needing room to grow, the Colonists crossed the Appalachian Mountains and tried to take land that was claimed by the French and the Indians

in the Ohio River Valley.

This caused the French and Indian War.

10

Colonization (COL)1607 to 1763 (156 Years)

In 1754 Benjamin Franklin told the Colonists:“Join or Die”

(Albany Plan of Union)But the Colonies refused to give up their power

to a central government.

In 1754 George Washington served as a Colonelleading a regiment of Virginia militia

against the French and the Indians.He lost the fight.

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Colonization (COL)1607 to 1763 (156 Years)

In 1756 the King of England declared war on France and sent more troops to America to defend the Colonists

from the French and the Indians.

The King ran up a huge debt defending the Colonists. This debt led to the Revolution.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War

and the end of the Colonization Era.

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COL

1607

1877

270 Years

156 Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Colonization (COL)1607 to 1763 (156 Years)

1st Colony – Jamestown, VA

Treaty of Paris of 1763

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REV

1607

1877

270 Years

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

20 Yrs

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Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

In 1763 the King of England, King George III, issued the Proclamation of 1763in which he told the colonists:

“Do not cross the Appalachian Mountains!”

This angered the colonists. (Why?)

They thought that winning the French and Indian Warwould give them access to the Ohio River Valley.

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Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

In 1764 King George III decided that the Colonistsshould help pay off the debt that England had incurred

in defending the Colonies from the French and the Indians,so he began raising their taxes.

Acts of Parliament that taxed the Colonies:

Sugar Act (1764) Stamp Act (1765) Declaratory Act (1766) Townshend Acts (1767) Tea Act (1773) Coercive Acts (1774)

Etc, Etc, Etc . . . 16

Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

Parliament passed Acts that raised their taxes,but Colonists did not get to elect Members of Parliament.

This led to the battle-cry:

“No Taxation without Representation!”

The King could have avoided Revolutionby lowering taxes or by allowing the Colonists

to elect Members of Parliament.He did neither.

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Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

In 1776 the Colonies declared their independence.

In 1777 the Colonies wrote our 1st constitution:Articles of Confederation (1777/1781)

In 1781 Washington defeated Cornwallis at Yorktown, VA.

In 1783 the British signed the Treaty of Paris of 1783acknowledging that the Colonies were

“Free and Independent States.”

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REV

1607

1877

270 Years

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

20 Yrs

Proclamation of 1763

Treaty of Paris of 1783

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BaN

1607

1877

270 Years

20 Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)

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Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)

Now that the Colonies were“Free and Independent States”

they had to figure out how to be a“Nation.”

In 1777 they had written our 1st constitution:Articles of Confederation (1777/1781)

But the Articles created a central governmentthat was too weak.

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Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)

In 1787 they wrote the US Constitution (USC),which was ratified in 1788,

creating a much stronger central government.

In 1789 George Washington became our 1st President.

Also in 1789 they made 10 changes to the USC.

These first ten changes (aka amendments), which were ratified in 1791, are called the Bill of Rights.

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Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)

Our 1st President, George Washington (VA),served for 8 years (1789 to 1797).

Our 2nd President, John Adams (MA),served for 4 years (1797 to 1801).

Our 3rd President, Thomas Jefferson (VA),served for 8 years (1801 to 1809).

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BaN

1607

1877

270 Years

20 Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)

Treaty of Paris of 1783

Louisiana Purchase

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GnR

1607

1877

270 Years

58 Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

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Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

In just 50 years – from 1803 to 1853 – the United States expanded “from sea to shining sea”

thereby fulfilling our “Manifest Destiny.”

The growth began in 1803 when President Thomas Jefferson (#3)

obtained the Louisiana Purchase from France,doubling the size of the country, and moving our western border

from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.

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Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

In just 50 years – from 1803 to 1853 – the United States expanded “from sea to shining sea”

thereby fulfilling our “Manifest Destiny.”

The growth was completed in 1853 when President Franklin Pierce (#14)

obtained the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico,completing the contiguous continental United States.

“Purchase to Purchase = 50 Years”

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Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

This growth raised 2 questions:

Would there be slavery in the new territories?Who would make that decision?

The people in each State and Territory?OR

The Federal Government in Washington, DC?

This is referred to as the “States’ Rights” issue.

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Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

This growth also triggered 4 reform movements:

Movement #1 = AbolitionEnd Slavery

Movement #2 = SuffrageEqual Rights for Women (ESP: The right to vote!)

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Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

This growth also triggered 4 reform movements:

Movement #3 = TemperanceStop Drinking

Movement #4 = EducationFree Public Schools for Everyone

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GnR

1607

1877

270 Years

58 Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

Louisiana Purchase

Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, SC

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CW

1607

1877

270 Years

4 Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

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Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

In November of 1860 Abraham Lincoln (#16) was elected US President.

In December of 1860South Carolina (SC) seceded from the Union.

In February of 1861SC and 6 other states (GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, and TX)

formed the Confederate States of America (CSA)electing Jefferson Davis as their 1st (and only) President.

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Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

In March of 1861Abraham Lincoln (#16) was inaugurated as US President.

In April of 1861Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter, SC.

The Civil War had begun!

In July of 1861the first major battle of the Civil War

was fought near Bull Run Creek (Manassas) in VA. 34

Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

In January of 1863President Abraham Lincoln (#16) issued the

Emancipation Proclamation.

The Emancipation Proclamationchanged the focus of the war:

It had started – in 1861 – as a war to preserve the Union.

It now – in 1863 – became a war to end slavery.

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Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

In July of 1863the Union won two major battles

that marked the turning point of the war:

The Union victory at Gettysburg, PAstopped Robert E. Lee’s final advance into the North.

The Union victory at Vicksburg, MSgave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

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Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

In April of 1865Confederate General Robert E. Lee

surrendered toUnion General Ulysses S. Grantat Appomattox Courthouse, VA.

The Civil War had ended!

President Abraham Lincoln (#16) was assassinated 5 days later.

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CW

1607

1877

270 Years

4 Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, SC

Lee surrendered to Grant

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REC

1607

1877

270 Years

12Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Reconstruction (REC)1865 to 1877 (12 Years)

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Reconstruction (REC)1865 to 1877 (12 Years)

It took 4 years of Civil War to tear the country apart.

It took 12 years of Reconstruction to sew it back together.

re = againconstruct = to build

reconstruct = to build again

Reconstruction:Rebuilding the nation that had been torn apart by Civil War.

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Reconstruction (REC)1865 to 1877 (12 Years)

One of the main issues during Reconstructionwas the question of how to deal with the South:

Should the South be punished for having caused the war?OR

Should the North “forgive and forget”?

President Andrew Johnson (#17)said “forgive and forget” . . .

but the Radical Republicans in Congress disagreed.

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Reconstruction (REC)1865 to 1877 (12 Years)

The other main issue during Reconstructionwas the question of how to deal with the former slaves:

13th Amendment (1865)Ended Slavery

14th Amendment (1868)Defined the Rights of Citizenship

15 Amendment (1870)Guaranteed the Right to Vote to ALL MEN 42

Reconstruction (REC)1865 to 1877 (12 Years)

President Ulysses S. Grant (#18)sent Federal troops to the South

to suppress the terrorist organization known as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

It worked! The KKK was stopped, for a while . . .

In 1877 President Rutherford B. Hayes (#19)removed the last of the Federal troops from the south,

marking the end of Reconstruction.

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REC

1607

1877

270 Years

12Yrs

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Reconstruction (REC)1865 to 1877 (12 Years)

Lee surrendered to Grant

Federal troops removed from the South

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Original 13 Colonies1607 to 1763

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USA1783

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USA1783

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Louisiana Purchase1803

156 Yrs

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Louisiana Purchase1803

156 Yrs

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50

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10 Territories

Florida Territory1819

156 Yrs

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Florida Territory1819

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Texas1845

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20 Yrs

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Texas1845

156 Yrs

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20 Yrs

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Oregon Territory1846

156 Yrs

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Oregon Territory1846

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Mexican Cession1848

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Mexican Cession1848

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Gadsden Purchase1853

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Gadsden Purchase1853

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Alaska Territory1867

156 Yrs

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61

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Alaska Territory1867

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Hawaii Territory1898

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63

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Hawaii Territory1898

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Colonization (COL)1607 to 1763 (156 Years)

William Penn

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

1-3 of 3

66

REV

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1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

John Adams

1-3 of 15

67

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1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

SamuelAdams

JohnHancock

KingGeorge III

4-6 of 15

68

REV

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1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

PatrickHenry

ThomasPaine

ThomasJefferson

7-9 of 15

69

REV

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1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

RogerSherman

JohnJay

AlexanderHamilton

10-12 of 15

70

REV

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Revolution (REV)1763 to 1783 (20 Years)

John PaulJones

Marquis deLafayette

JamesMonroe

13-15 of 15

71

BaN

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1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)

1-3 of 12

BenjaminFranklin

RogerSherman

JohnMarshall 72

BaN

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)

4-6 of 12

JamesMadison

AlexanderHamilton

JohnJay 73

BaN

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)

7-9 of 12

PatrickHenry

GeorgeMason

JamesMonroe 74

BaN

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Building a Nation (BaN)1783 to 1803 (20 Years)

10-12 of 12

#1 – GeorgeWashington

#2 – JohnAdams

#3 – ThomasJefferson 75

GnR

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Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

1-3 of 21

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#3 – ThomasJefferson

#4 – JamesMadison

#5 – JamesMonroe

GnR

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

4-6 of 21

77

#6 – John Quincy Adams

#7 – AndrewJackson

#11 – James K. Polk

GnR

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1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

7-9 of 21

78

DanielWebster

HenryClay

John C.Calhoun

GnR

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

10-12 of 21

79

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Susan B.Anthony

Harriet Beecher Stowe

GnR

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

13-15 of 21

80

SojournerTruth

Henry DavidThoreau

HoraceMann

GnR

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

16-18 of 21

81

Robert E.Lee

Ulysses S.Grant

JeffersonDavis

GnR

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Growth and Reform (GnR)1803 to 1861 (58 Years)

19-21 of 21

82

JohnMarshall

FrederickDouglass

AbrahamLincoln

CW

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

1-3 of 5

83

#16 – AbrahamLincoln

Ulysses S. Grant

FrederickDouglass

CW

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Civil War (CW)1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

4-5 of 5

84

#1 (CSA) Jefferson Davis

Robert E.Lee

REC

1607

1877

1763 1783 1803 1861 1865

Reconstruction (REC)1865 to 1877 (12 Years)

1 of 1

85

#18 – Ulysses S. Grant

86

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French and Indian War1754 to 1763 (9 Years)

156 Yrs

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British and Colonists defeated French and IndiansEnding Event = Treaty of Paris of 1763

RECCWGnRBaNREVCOL

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1877

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Revolutionary War1775 to 1783 (8 Years)

156 Yrs

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Patriots and French defeated Loyalists and BritishEnding Event = Treaty of Paris of 1783

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1877

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War of 18121812 to 1815 (3 Years)

156 Yrs

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Americans defeated BritishEnding Event = Treaty of Ghent in 1814

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War with Mexico1846 to 1848 (2 Years)

156 Yrs

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90

Americans defeated MexicansEnding Event = Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848

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Civil War1861 to 1865 (4 Years)

156 Yrs

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Union defeated ConfederacyNorth defeated SouthBlue defeated Gray

Yankees defeated RebelsEnding Event = Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865

92

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Magna Carta1215

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Limited GovernmentDue Process of Law

Trial by Jury

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11 Documents

Mayflower Compact

1620

156 Yrs

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Social Contract for Self-GovernmentTown Hall Meetings

Majority Rule

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1877

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Fundamental Ordersof Connecticut

1639

156 Yrs

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95

1st Written Constitution in North AmericaBut it only applied to one Colony – Connecticut

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1877

11 Documents

English Bill of Rights1689

156 Yrs

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96

Served as a model for the US Bill of RightsThe US Bill of Rights was written in 1789 – exactly 100 years later!

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Declaration of Independence1776

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Explained why the Colonies were separating from England

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Articles of Confederation1777 / 1781

156 Yrs

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98

1st Constitution for the United States of AmericaBut it created a central government that was too weak.

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1877

11 Documents

Northwest Ordinance1787

156 Yrs

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99

Established the criteria by which territories could become states.Guaranteed Religious Freedom

Banned Slavery

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US Constitution1787 / 1788

156 Yrs

20 Yrs

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100

New Constitution for the United States of AmericaReplaced the Articles of Confederation

“Supreme Law of the Land”

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11 Documents

Bill of Rights1789 / 1791

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101

1st Ten Amendments to the US ConstitutionAdded to satisfy the Anti-Federalists

and to protect the rights of individuals.

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Landmark Supreme Court Cases1803 / 1819 / 1824 / 1832 / 1841 / 1857

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102

Established the Power of the Supreme Courtand the Supremacy of the National Government over the States.

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1877

11 Documents

Civil War Amendments

1865 / 1868 / 1870

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20 Yrs

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13th Amendment – 1865 – Ended Slavery14th Amendment – 1868 – Defined the Rights of Citizenship

15th Amendment – 1870 – Guaranteed the Right to Vote to ALL MEN

104

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24 Inventions

Printing PressJohann Gutenberg

1450

156 Yrs

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Lightning RodBenjamin Franklin

1752

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Spinning JennyJames Hargreaves

1764

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Steam EngineJames Watt

1769

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Bifocal LensBenjamin Franklin

1780

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Threshing MachineAndrew Meikle

1784

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Power LoomEdmund Cartwright

1785

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Slater’s Textile MillSamuel Slater

1789

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Cotton GinEli Whitney

1793

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Interchangeable PartsEli Whitney

1798

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SteamboatRobert Fulton

1807

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Lowell’s Textile MillFrancis Cabot Lowell

1814

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Erie CanalGovernor DeWitt Clinton

1825

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Steam-Powered LocomotivePeter Cooper

1830

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McCormick ReaperCyrus McCormick

1834

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Colt RevolverSamuel Colt

1835

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Steel-Tipped PlowJohn Deere

1837

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DaguerreotypeLouis Daguerre

1839

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Telegraph and Morse CodeSamuel Morse

1844

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Sewing MachineElias Howe

1846

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Bessemer Steel ConverterSir Henry Bessemer

1856

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Transcontinental RailroadLeland Stanford

1869

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Suez CanalFerdinand de Lesseps

1869

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Suez CanalFerdinand de Lesseps

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TelephoneAlexander Graham Bell

1876

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