Grade 5 US History

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• The 13 Colonies in North America were divided into three groups: New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies[1].
• Jamestown in Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607[1].
• The Declaration of Independence, adopted in 1776, declared that the United States was free from British rule[1].
• The Boston Tea Party in 1773 was a protest against British taxes on tea, where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor[1].
• The U.S. Constitution, created in 1787, established three separate branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial[1].
• The Bill of Rights, added to the Constitution in 1791, protects fundamental freedoms like speech, religion, and the right to a fair trial[1].
• The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States by buying land from France[1].
• George Washington served as the Commander in Chief of the colonial army during the American Revolution[7].
• The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain over trade restrictions and territory[1].
• The Underground Railroad was a secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom before the Civil War[1].