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Am History Facts 8th

HBMS 8th grade American History Facts

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1. Jamestown The first permanent English settlement, founded in 1607.
2. Declaration of Independence signed July 4, 1776
3. The Constitution of the US written 1787
4.Louisiana Territory purchased by President Thomas Jefferson from France in 1803.
5. The Civil War 1861 - 1865
6. Lexington Massachusetts where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired
7.Concord, Massachusetts the site of the first real battle of the American Revolution immediately following the shots fired at Lexington
8. Battle of Saratoga the turning point of the American Revolution as it gave FRANCE a reason to enter the war against Britain.
9. the British defeat at Yorktown, Virginia by George Washington's troops signaled the end of the American Revolution (Cornwallis was the British general)
10. Fort Sumter where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in South Carolina
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