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| fought between Mexico and the United States over ownership of Texas; resulted in annexation of Texas from Mexico |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| an executive order made by President Abraham Lincoln that freed immediate slaves in the ten rebelling states during the American Civil War |
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| caused by Dictator Porfirio Diaz's 31 year reign; spurred on by Francisco I. Madero |
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| a war declared by the US on Britain due to trade restrictions between the US and France, as well as the British taking American ships and troops |
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| aka Report on the Affairs of British North America; a document written by the Earl of Durham which recommended a proper government for Canada |
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| leader of Venezual after Bonaparte's conquest; established the Republic of Gran Columbia; revolutionary leader of northern South America |
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