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Jamestown was founded in... 1607
Decleration was signed on.... july 4, 1776
Constition was signed in... 1787
Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana Territory from france in... 1803
Civil War was fought from... 1861-1865
The firstv shots of the American Revolution were fired at... Lexington,Massachuets
Concord, Massachuetts was the site of the first battle of the.... American Revolution
Battle of Saratota is the turning point of... American Revolution
Who got defeated in Yorktown Virginia British
Where was the first shots in the civil war at... Fort Sumter
Where was the turning point in the civil war for the north... Battle of Gettysburg
The north captured what in Vicksburg Mississippi... The Mississippi River
What happened at the Appomattox Court House... Robert E. Lee surrederd the confederate troops to Ulysses S. Grant ending the war
Mercantilism is an economic theroy that a country's sterngth is measured by the amount of gold it has
Abolitionist a person who wanted to end slavery
Tariff is a tax on goods brought into the country
Protective Tarif is a tax placed on goods from another country to protect its home industry
Sectionilsm strong sense of loyalty to a state or section not the whole country
Maniferst Destiny is the belief that the United States should own all of the land between the Alantic and Pacific Oceans
Tempermance movement a campaign against the sale or drinking of alchol
Representavie Government is a system of government in which voters elect representavies to make new laws
Republic is a nation in which voters choose representives to govern them
House of Burgesses was the first representive assembly in the new world
Three Branches of Government are the legeslative, judicial & executive branchs
Checks and Balances is a system set up by the constition in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control the actions of the other branches
Free Enterprise is the freedom of private bussiness to operate competitevily for profit with minimal government regulation
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