1765 Stamp Act British tax on all printed material in the American Colonies. This later caused a boycott.

1775 American Revolution War, social and political changes that accompanied the creation of the United States.

1787 Three-Fifths Compromise .This made it so slaves count as threefifths of a person when counting state population for the House of Representatives.

1789 George Washington 1st president. He led American forces in the war for independence. Also, set several federal precedents, including the two-term limit for presidents.

1801 Thomas Jefferson 3rd president. Main author of the Declaration of Independence.

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1773 Boston Tea Party American colonists threw tea from British ships into Boston Harbor to protest against British taxes.

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1776 Declaration of Independence A document declaring independence of the United States from British rule.

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1787 Benjamin Franklin Inventor, printer, writer, and statesman. He contributed to the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.

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1791 Bill of Rights created Creation of the Bill of Rights, which include the first 10 amendments and guarantee's basic

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1803 Louisiana Purchase Purchase of New Orleans and a vast area of land west of the Mississippi River from France.

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1804 Lewis and Clark Explored the West in 1804 and brought back scientific samples, maps, and information on Native Americans.

1829 Andrew Jackson 7th president. supported minimal government and the spoils system. He vetoed rechartering of the national bank. Also, he pursued harsh policy toward Native Americans.

1847 Harriet Tubman "Conductor" on the underground railroad that helped slaves escape to freedom before the Civil War.

1861 Civil War War between the Southern and Northern states about slavery. They weren't fighting about saving or ending slavery, but whether the South should stay a part of the United States or

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1804 Sacajawea Shoshone Indian who was a translator and guide for Lewis and Clark during their expedition through the West.

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1861 Abraham Lincoln 16th president. He had effective leadership during the Civil War. He wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation. speech

1837 Trail of Tears Forced 15,000 Cherokee Indians from their homes in the Southeast to the West.

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1865 John Wilkes Booth He was a Southern actor. He assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

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1863 Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln's speech after the Battle of Gettysburg. People at the time did not like it because they thought it was too short; but now, it is greatly appreciated.

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1869 Ulysses S. Grant 18th president. Commander of Union forces who accepted Lee's surrender.