The big six
US Constitution Written Mayflower Compact 1787 1620 1607 1861-1865 Jamestown 1776 Declaration of Independence written 1803 Louisiana Purchased 1861-1865 Civil War
Jamestown - 1607 The first permanent English settlement. Founded in 1607
Mayflower Compact - 1620 Agreement signed by the pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts to consult each other about laws for the colony and promise to work together to make it succeed. First self-government in the colonies.
Declaration of Independence - 1776 Document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 declaring the colonies independence from England. It was signed July 4, 1776
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Constitution of the United States Document that sets out laws and principles of the government of the United States. Was ratified (approved) in 1787.
Louisiana Territory – 1803 Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States, purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States.
Westward Expansion
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The Civil war was fought between 1861 – 1865 Civil War Causes Civil War