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21-30 | - Early English settlements at Jamestown and Plymouth
- Development of early colonial economies
- The beginning of colonial regions and their characteristics
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31-39 | - Further Development of Colonial Regions (North, Middle, South)
- Great Awakening & Enlightenment
- French & Indian War
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46-53 | - Growing colonial resistance and rebellion to taxation and repression
- Start of armed conflict with Great Britain
- Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence
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56-63 | - the hardships and obstacles that all American colonists overcame to win their independence
- the actions taken by the colonial army to turn the war in their favor & ultimately defeat the British at Yorktown
- the terms and conditions of the peace settlement between Great Britain and the U.S.
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66-71 | - The conditions that existed during the Critical Period that led to a new constitution
- The Constitutional Convention and the key compromises that were made there
- The key aspects of the new Constitution
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74-79 | - Hamilton's vision for America and the views of those who opposed him (namely Jefferson)
- how our government survived early challenges like the Whiskey Rebellion and Jay's Treaty
- the development of early factions that eventually became political parties
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112-117 | - Jefferson's election in 1800 and the challenges of his Presidency
- The War of 1812
- The Monroe Doctrine
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120-127 | - The Election of 1824 and the emergence of the Democrat's
- Jackson's policies: Bank, Indian Removal, Nullification, etc.
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