100 Facts Part 2

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Treaty of Paris 1763

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ended the French and Indian War

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Treaty of Paris 1783

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ended the American Revolution

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Northwest Ordinance

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principles and procedures for expanding the United States westward

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Mayflower Compact

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1620; social contract signed by pilgrims to set up laws and rules in Plymouth

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Federalist Papers

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series of essays written to defend the Constitution; Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison

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Common Sense

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pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that is was time to be independent from England

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Bill of Rights

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first 10 amendments to the Constitution

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Gettysburg Address

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speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers during the Civil War

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Emancipation Proclamation

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issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 setting all the slaves free in the Confederate States

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Lincoln's first inaugural address

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pledged there would be no war unless the South started it

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Lincoln's second inaugural address

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given to help heal and restore the country after 4 years of fighting the Civil War

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Great Compromise

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created 2 houses in Congress; the Senate with equal representation and the House of Representatives based on population

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Samuel Adams

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member of the Sons of Liberty

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Benjamin Franklin

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inventor and politician; signed Declaration of Independence; post office

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King George III

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King of England during American Revolution

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George Washington

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first President of the United States; General of the Continental Army

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Thomas Jefferson

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wrote the Declaration of Independence; 3rd President of the United States; Louisiana Purchase

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Thomas Paine

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wrote Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American independence and resolve to stay in the war

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Andrew Jackson

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leader of the original democratic party; Age of the Common Man; Trail of Tears; Indian Removal Act;

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John C Calhoun

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Nullification Crisis; justified slavery for the South;

South Carolina

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Henry Clay

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congressman and senator; compromise of 1850

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Daniel Webster

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spoke for the North and the preservation of the Union

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Jefferson Davis

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president of the Confederate States of America

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Ulysses s Grant

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general of the Union Army; won the Civil War for the North

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Robert E Lee

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General of the Confederate Army

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Abraham Lincoln

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16th president of the United States; Civil War President; assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

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Alexander Hamilton

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leader of Federalist party; first Secretary of Treasure; creator of the first Federal Bank; killed in duel by V.P.Aaron Burr

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Patrick Henry

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patriot; "Give me liberty or give me death"

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James Madison

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wrote the Constitution

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Frederick Douglas

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former slave; abolitionist; North Star

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James Monroe

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author of Monroe Doctrine

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Harriet Tubman

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escaped slave; conductor of underground railroad

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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proponent of women's rights; Seneca Fall Convention

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first amendment

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freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition

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second amendment

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right to bear arms

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third amendment

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quartering of soldiers

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fourth amendment

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search and seizure

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fifth amendment

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due process of law; self-incrimination

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sixth amendment

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speedy criminial trial by jury

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seventh amendment

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right to civil trial by jury

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eighth amendment

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cruel and unusual punishment

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ninth amendment

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rights of the people

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tenth amendment

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powers of the states

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thirteenth amendment

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abolished slavery

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fourteenth amendment

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citizenship and rights for born and naturalized

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fifteenth amendment

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right to vote

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Marbury vs Madison

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judicial review

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Dred Scott vs Sanford

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slaves are property

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Plessy vs Ferguson

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separate but equal reinforced segregation

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cotton gin

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Eli Whitney; removed seeds from cotton; increased need for slaves

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steamboat

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Robert Fulton; revolutionized transportation and trade