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1. Top Five Events In
American History
From 1607 – 1865
By Kelsea Hall

2. The Louisiana Purchase
1803
 Land under France control http://www.b
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 Americans are no longer able to use the igures/bonap
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 Hurts America’s economy
 United States places a proposal
 Napoleon makes an offer
 Jefferson was unsure of his
authority
 The U.S. purchases the Louisiana
Territory http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/C
lassroom%20Materials/Pacific%20Northwest%20History/Le
ssons/Lesson%204/Louisiana%20Purchase.html

3. Ratification of the Constitution
1787
 United States felt they lacked in power
 Unstable Articles of Confederation
 “Founding Fathers” gather
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 New Constitution account-adoption-us-constitution
 Resolved problems with Articles of Confederation
 Separation of Powers http://score.
rims.k12.ca.
 Checks and Balances us/activity/r
atification/in
 Bill of Rights dex.html
 Strong foundation and still in use today

4. Indian Removal Act
From 1830 – 1838
 Five major tribes were in impacted
 Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw
 Oklahoma
 Trail of Tears
 Culture was lost
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 America gained profitable land _divine_appap_7/0,9455,1518
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 Westward expansion and a boost for the economy
 No Indian interference

5. The Treaty of Paris
September 3, 1783
 France refused to make an agreement with
the Americans
 Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John
Adams made treaty with Great Britain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)
 Spain and France agree to end hostilities
 Recognized the independence of the United
States
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 A victory for Washington and his troops ates_pa
ris.html

6. The Thirteenth Amendment
 Freed African Americans from slavery
 Led to more rights and equality
 Was followed by other important milestones
for African Americans
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7.  The Louisiana Purchase
 Ratification of the Constitution
 Indian Removal Act
 The Treaty of Paris
 The Thirteenth Amendment

8. Citations
 Autrey, Alan. “Lesson 5: The Postwar Era and the Framing
of the Constitution”, “Lesson 13: Westward Expansion and
the Political Crisis Brought on by Slavery: Part 1-2.”
 Brinkley, Alan. (2012): “Connecting with the Past (14th
ed.).” New York: McGraw-Hill. Chapter 5,6,7 9,15,
Pages 143- 145, 162-170, 200-203, 243-247, 412-
414.
 Poston, Ken. “Lesson 7: Finding Our Way in the World:
Part 1- 5”, “Lesson 11: Jackson and Van Buren:
Part 1-3”, “Lesson 14: The Civil War: Part 1-4.”