... led America to become one of the most powerful nations today. First came the opening of the first factory in America, Samuel Slater's textile mill in 1790, which marked the starting point of the slow transition from a rural economy to a market economy. Then there was the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States, and gave America additional resources ... ...

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... the people of the United States. The purpose of the document was to set ground rules for the new colonies for both the people and where government role was. The starting of the declaration of independence started back to may 6 1776. this is when north Carolina declared independence so of coarse all the other colonies wanted independence too. So congress agreed ... ...

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