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Christopher Columbus
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finnaced by spain to find route to asia landed in bahamas in 1492.
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Jamestown
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1st permanet colony in america succedea by tobacco and trade with indiens.
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Captain John Smith
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forcful leader of jamestown made people work hard and they dident like it.
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Plymouth
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Colony in massachutes founded by the pillgrems.
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VA House of Burgesses
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democratic law making body in early VA (democratic)
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Indenturend Servants
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Euroupen who signed a contrack to work (4-7years)
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Pilgrims
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earl settlers in amerca came for freedem
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Mayflower Compact
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garement singend by people by the boat to live by democrattic rules.
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Puritans
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Religious group who belived in living according to bible early American settlers.
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Quakers
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Religious settlers of PIAI pacifist belived in euuality of all people.
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French And Indian War
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Its a was by the britain and france (and Indian allies)
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Son of Liberty
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group of men who wanted to split w/England; organized boycotts protests, ect.
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Samuel Adams
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leader of sons of L. in Boston; charismatic leader of Patriots
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Stamp Act
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British taxed colonist on all kinds of paper goods
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Quartering Act
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Law that said colonists had to feed and house British troops
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Boston Tea party
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colonist dressed as Indians dumped tea in harbor to protest Tea Act
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Boston Massacre
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British soldiers fired on an unruly mob of Americans; 11 killes and wounded
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Paul Revere
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made the famous Midnight Ride to warn colonists the british were coming
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Lexington and Concord
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1st battles of American Revolution
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Patriots
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colonists who wanted Revolution to kick out British
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Loyalists
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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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George Washington
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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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Yorktown
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last battle of Revolution Cornwallis surrendered
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Battle of Saratoga
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trning point in Revolution; showed Americans could win
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Aricles of Confederation
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1st constitution of U.S.; too weak to be effective
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Alexander Hamilton
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a federalist; Sec. of Treasury under Washington; started the National Bank
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Thomas Jefferson
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anti-federalist; 3rd president; believed in farmers and common people
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Federalists
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belived in storong fed. Govt.;

(Washington, Hamilton and others)

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Anti-Federalist
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believed stonger state govts., supported by common people and farmers
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U.S. Constitution
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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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Lewis and Clark
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hired by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory in early 1800's
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Louisiana Purchase 
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mssive territory bought by Jefferson from French; doubled size of country at that time
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War Hawks
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Congressmen who wanted war with Britsh before would war of 1812
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War of 1812
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second war with britain Americans won. Showed strength of the growing nation
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Monroe Doctrine
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Moroe issued warning to Europeans not to interfere in the W. hemisphere
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Trail of Tears
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forced movement of Cherokkes from home in GA to Ok; 4,000 died
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Andrew Jackson
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hero of the war of 1812 president who forced the removal of thounds of Indians
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Indian Removal Act
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passed in 1830; said Indians had to move off their land, further west
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Railrods
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revolutionized transportation making it cheaper and faster to move people and goods
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Mill girls
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young women who worked under tough conditions in the textile mills of MA
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Labor unions
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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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Gold Rush
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frantic rush to find gold in CA
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Dorothea Dix
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early 1800's reformers who worked to help the mentally ill
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Lucretia Mott
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fought for rights of women in mid 1800's
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Abolitionsists
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people who fought against slavery prior to the Civl War
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Underground Railroad
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network of people and places that helped southern slaves escape to freedome in the north
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Sojourner Truth
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former slave who fought aginst slaver; charismatic speaker
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Frederick Douglass
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former slave who fought to end slavery; famous specker and writer
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Lincoln
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Presadent during Civil War; issued Emancipation proclamation to free slaves during the war
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