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Sacagawea
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Indian woman; guide on Lewis and Clark expedition
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Daniel Webster
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Important politician; attacked idea of state’s rights
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Robert E. Lee
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Confederate general during the Civil War
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Frederick Douglas
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Former slave and important abolitionist
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Henry Clay
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Politician known as “The Great Compromiser”
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Patrick Henry
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Important person in American Revolution;
Said “Give me liberty or give me death!”
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John Marshall
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; one of the most important
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Jefferson Davis
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President of Confederate States of America during the Civil War
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Samuel Adams
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Leader in the American Revolution; Head of the Sons of Liberty in Boston
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John Peter Zenger
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Journalist; his trial helped establish the idea of freedom of the press
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John C. Calhoun
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V.P. of United States; created Doctrine of Nullification
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Susan B. Anthony
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Leader in Women’s Voting Rights Movement
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Eli Whitney
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Inventor of the Cotton Gin
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Alexander Hamilton
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Author of many of the Federalist Papers; first Secretary of the Treasury
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Harriet Tubman
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Former slave; abolitionist and organized Underground Railroad
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John Wilkes Booth
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Southerner who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln after the Civil War
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George III
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British king during the American Revolution
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Dred Scott
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Slave who sued for his freedom in famous Supreme Court case
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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Union general; waged total war on the South
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Printer of the abolitionist newspaper, “The Liberator”
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John Hancock
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Important leader of American Revolution; first signer of Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Paine
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Wrote “Common Sense”, which greatly influenced independence from Great Britain
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Marquis De Lafayette
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French hero of the American Revolution
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Nat Turner
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Slave who led famous and bloody slave rebellion
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Important Documents
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Mayflower Compact 1620
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Signed by Pilgrims on their way to New World; established idea of self-government
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Federalist Papers
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Essays about the nature of government; written to help get Constitution ratified
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Bill of Rights 1791
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First Ten Amendments of the Constitution; guarantees individual rights
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Articles of Confederation
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1st U.S. government; eventually a failure because federal government was too weak
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Common Sense 1776
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Influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine; urged Americans to declare independence
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Emancipation Proclamation
1863
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Order given by Abraham Lincoln; freed slaves in the Confederacy
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Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
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Written by Thomas Jefferson; announced the separation of the colonies from England
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Missouri Compromise 1820
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Preserved balance between slave and free states
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Constitution 1787
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Blueprint for American government
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Magna Carta 1215
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English agreement that guaranteed certain rights to all Englishmen; Influenced American Bill of Rights
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Monroe Doctrine 1823
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Said that Europe should not interfere in affairs of America and America would stay out of European affairs
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Whiskey Rebellion
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National government proves it has the power to enforce the law
1794 National government proves it has the power to enforce the law
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Shay’s Rebellion
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Makes politicians realize they need a stronger national government
Makes politicians realize they need a stronger national government
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Dred Scott Decision
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Increases tensions between North and South
1857 Increases tensions between North and South
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Lincoln Becomes President
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Causes Southern states to secede
1860 Causes Southern states to secede
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Louisiana Purchase
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More than doubled the size of the country
1803 More than doubled the size of the country
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Texas Independence
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Texas revolts from Mexico
1836 Texas revolts from Mexico
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Articles of Confederation ratified
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Becomes the first American system of government
1781 Becomes the first American system of government
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Cotton Gin Invented
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Makes producing cotton much cheaper
1793 Makes producing cotton much cheaper
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Reconstruction Ends
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White Southerners regain control of their state governments
1877 White Southerners regain control of their state governments
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Tariff of Abominations
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Leads Southerners to create the Doctrine of Nullification
1828 Leads Southerners to create the Doctrine of Nullification
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Jamestown founded
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First permanent English settlement in the Americas
1607 First permanent English settlement in the Americas
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Nat Turner’s Rebellion
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Causes Southern states to pass stricter slave laws
1831 Causes Southern states to pass stricter slave laws
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War with Mexico
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America acquires much of the Southwest
America acquires much of the Southwest
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Colonists break away from England
1775 Colonists break away from England
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French and Indian War
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First colonial effort to act together to protest English policies
First colonial effort to act together to protest English policies
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Trail of Tears
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Cherokees forced to move to the West
1838 Cherokees forced to move to the West
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Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House
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1865 Ends Civil War
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War of 1812
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America proves it can defend itself
America proves it can defend itself
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Shots fired at Fort Sumter
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Beginning of the Civil War
1861 Beginning of the Civil War
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Columbus lands in America
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Europe begins to colonize the Americas
1492 Europe begins to colonize the Americas
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California Gold Rush
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Many Americans settle the West coast
1849 Many Americans settle the West coast
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Lewis and Clark expedition
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Expedition explores America’s new territories
1804 Expedition explores America’s new territories
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Treaty of Paris Signed
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Ends American Revolution
1783 Ends American Revolution
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Constitution Ratified
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Blueprint for American government
1788 Blueprint for American government
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King Phillip’s War
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War between New England colonists and Native Americans allowing settlers to expand into Indian lands
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Three-Fifths Compromise
A way to use slaves To count the number of Representatives in Congress
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