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1763- Proclamation of 1763
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Significance: Forbid white settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
Related Events: a.) Revenue Act b.) Currency Act c.) Stamp Act |
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1776- Declaration of Independence
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Significance: Formation of the United States of America
Related Events: a.) French-American Alliance b.) "Common Sense" c.) Articles of Confederation |
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1789- Judiciary Act
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Signifiance: Set up federal courts system
Related Events: a.) Whiskey Rebellion b.) Bill of Rights approved c.) Cotton Gin |
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1800- Election of 1800
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Significance: Jefferson defeats Adams by decision of the House of Representatives
Related Events: a.) XYZ Affair b.) Midnight Judges c.) Marbury V. Madison |
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1865- Ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
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Significance: Abolishes Slavery
Related Events: a.) Seward's Folly b.) Lincoln's Assassination c.) Civil War Ends |
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1803- Louisiana Purchase
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Significance: More than doubled the size of the United States
Related Events: a.) Marbury V. Madison b.) Lewis & Clark Expedition c.) Embargo Act |
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1814- Treaty of Ghent
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Significance: Ends War of 1812
Related Events: a.) Hartford Conventions b.) Panic of 1819 c.) McCullen V. Maryland |
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1848- Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Signed
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Significance: Ends Mexican-American
Related Events: a.) U.S receives territory of Texas for $15 million b.) U.S. gained land area in areas of New Mexico, Arizona, and California. c.) Found gold in California later on. Led to Gold Rush |
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1861- Firing on Ft. Sumter
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Significance: Start of the Civil War
Related Events: a.) Antietam b.) Shiloh c.) Gettysburg |
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1941- U.S. Declares War on Japan
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Significance: U.S. is admitted into World War II
Related Events: a.) Lend-Lease Act b.) Nuetrality Act of 1939 overruled c.) FDR wins election of 1936 |