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| In 1492, Columbus made the first of four trips to the Caribbean on three Spanish ships named the Nina, Pinta & Santa Maria |
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| Tell me about the Pilgrims? |
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| In 1620, the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England signed the Mayflower Compact before landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
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| Tell me about the Boston Tea Party? |
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| In 1773, colonists dressed as Mohawks dumped tea from the British East India Company into Boston Harbor. |
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| Tell me about the Declarations of Independence? |
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| In 1776, the Continental Congress published The Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, announcing the colonsts' intent to form a new nation. |
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| Tell me about George Washington... |
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| In 1789, in New York, George Washington was granted the full powers and responsibilities of the presidency by the US Constitution. |
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| Tell me about the purchase of Louisiana. |
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| In 1803, the purchase of Louisiana from France prompted westward exploration by pioneers such as Lewis and Clark and Congressman Davy Crockett. |
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| Tell me about the War of 1812 |
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| The War of 1812 led the US to write the Monroe Doctrine, warning Europeans not to attempt to colonize the Americas. |
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| In 1820, Henry Clay worked out the Missouri Compromise allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free State. |
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| Tell me about the Compromise of 1850 |
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| The Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Dred Scott Decision precedded the secession of the Southern states. |
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| Tell me about the Polk's doctrine |
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| in 1853, after the Mexican War and the Gadsden Purchase, Polk's doctrine of Manifest Destiny was fulfilled. |
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| Tell me about Abraham Lincoln |
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| In 1861, Presiden Abraham Lincoln declared war on the southern states which had seceded from the Union. |
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| Tell me about General Robert E. Lee |
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| In 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. |
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| Tell me about the 14th Amendment |
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| In 1866, the 14th Amendment made all former slaves US citizens and paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement. |
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| Tell me about tycoons like Vanderbilt |
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| During the late 1800's, tycoons like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Swift fueled the nation's Industrial Age by developing American resources. |
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| Tell me about Theodore Roosevelt |
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| In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders defeated the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Hill while trying to help the Cubans win their independence. |
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| Tell me about immigrants coming to America |
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| From 1820 to 1930, more than 37 million immigrants came to America seeking freedom and the opportunity to increase their personal wealth. |
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| Tell me about President Wilson? |
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| in 1917, President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on the Central Powers after German U-Boats sank the Lusitania killing American citizens. |
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| Tell me about Pearl Harbor |
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| On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing the US to join the Allies in World War II. |
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| In 1942, the US and its allies formed NATO to resist. |
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| Tell me about Brown vs. Board of Education? |
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| In 1954, in Brown vs. Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled that the segregation of public schools by race is unconstitutional. |
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| Tell me about US astronauts |
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| In 1969, US astronauts Neil Armstron and Edwin Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon. |
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| Tell me about September 11th, 2001 |
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| On September 11, 2001, The World Trade Center in New York City was destroyed by Muslim Fundamentalists, beginning America's War on Terrorism. |
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| Preamble to the US Constitution |
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| We the People of the United State, in order to form a more perfect union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish the Constitution of the United States of America. |
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1. Freedoms
2. Own Guns
3. Quartering Soldiers
4. Warrants
5. Cannot Testify Against Self
6. Right to Speedy Trial
7. Right to a Jury
8. Cruel, Unusual Punishment
9. People's Rights
10. State's Rights
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