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History Facts 1-20

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The first permanent English settlement settled in 1607. Jamestown
This was fought from 1861-1865. Civil War
This was written in 1787. US Constitution
This was signed in 1776. Declaration of Independence.
This was bought in 1803. Louisiana Territory
The first shots of the Civil War. Fort Sumter
The first shots of the American Revolution. Lexington, Massachusetts
The first real battle of the American Revolution. Concord, Massachusetts
The turning point of the American Revolution. Saratoga
The turning point of the Civil War. Gettysburg
The battle that signaled the end of the American Revolution. Yorktown, Virginia
The town where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War. Appomattox Court House, Virginia
The bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War. Antietam, Maryland.
This Civil War battle gave the North control of the Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in two. Vicksburg, Mississippi
The belief that the US should own all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest Destiny
A tax on imported goods tariff
A person who wanted to end slavery Abolitionist
An economic theory that the colonies existed for the benefit of the Mother Country. Mercantilism
A tax place on goods from another country to protect the home industry. Protective Tariff
A strong sense of loyalty to a state or area instead of to the whole nation. Sectionalism
The president who purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803. Thomas Jefferson
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