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The first permanent English settlement is established in Jamestown, Virginia, by the Virginia Company.
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Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress formally approved the Declaration of Independence.
The author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson:
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Constitution
55 delegates met in Philadelphia to adopt the Constitution
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Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte, ruler of France, for $15 million, or less than 3 cents per acre. This purchase more than doubled the area of the United States.
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The Civil War
The United States Civil War began on April 12, 1861, with the firing on Fort Sumter and ended with the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House in April 1865. Bull Run, Antietam, the turning point at Gettysburg, the fall of Vicksburg, and Sherman's march through the South are famous battles.
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