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Chistopher Columbus landed in America by accident thinking he was going to India but instead landed in the West Indies.
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King Henery IV transfered from an Huguenot to Roman Catholic. First long lasting document decree of religious toleration in modern Europe.
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An English joint stock company called the Virginia Company recieved a charter from King James 1 which then brought a group of men over to make a colony.
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Britain left the colonies on their own. Britain had the colonies fend for themself and that gave them a taste of freedom.
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The pilgams sailed for 65 day and only 1 died but 1 was born so they started with 102 and ended with102. The pilgams landed on plymouth rock on
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Louis XIV started to rule when he was 5 years old and ruled until he was 72. He got France to control the Mississippi River area and more.
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About 1000 farmers led by Nathaniel Bacon went around Virginia destroying everything in their path until Bacon died of a disease and then governor William Berkley put the rebellion down.
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It increased the foreign sugar imported from the West Indies.
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Atax on all printed goods.
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The Stamp Act Congess brought together 27 delegates from 9 colonies wrote a statement about their rights and greivences. in 1766 Parliament repealed it.
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A tax on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea.
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A group of British soldiers fired int a crowd of 60 townspeople and wounded or killed 11 people.
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All the Townshend Acts are repealed except for the tea tax.
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On December 16, 1773 the Sons of Liberty dressed up like Indians and went into the Boston Harbor and dumped 342 chest of tea into the harbor.
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John Adams did a wonderful job swaying his colleagues toward revolution. It helped set up a Declaration of Rights.
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The Boston Port Act closed the harbor until damages for the Tea Party where paid.The Quatering Act made it mandatory that if a British soldier wanted to stay at your house then he could. There were other smaller acts to.
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The first shot fired at Concord to start the Revolutionary War.
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The colonies declared independence from Britian on this date. It was written mostly by Thomas Jefferson.
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In the dead of night, Washington crosses the Delaware River to surprise a group of Hessian soldiers in the middle of the night. Washington's troops captured 900 Hessians, and no colonial soldiers were killed.
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Created a "firm league of friendship" had the states be independent but in foreign affairs they were a united force.
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Key turning point for the colonist. Made France enter the war on the colonist side.
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Great coloniel victory.
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The Peace of Paris was signed and finalized on this date. This set up the colonies as a new country and set some terms and rules for them and Britain. 1. Boundries--British border of Canada to Spanish border of Florida, from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River. 2. Independence is recognized. 3. The British agreed to vacate their forts in the Northwest.
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The set of rules and regulations written at Independence Hall in Philadelphia Pennslyvania. This is the same constitution we have now just with more amendments.
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Washington came back from the war a hero and was unanimously elected president and took office on this date.
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Alexander Hamilton was appointed the Seceratry of Treasury
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The Bill of Rights was the reason that the antifederalist supported the Constitution.
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Treaty that let America and Britian butAmerica had dto pay war debts and Britain had to leave America.
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Treaty with Spain that gave the US the right to deposit at the Port of New Orleans. Gave Americans right to the Mississippi River. The reason Spain signed the treaty was because they thought that Britain ws secretly planing a ws with Spain so they wanted the US on there good side.
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Jefferson=73 electoral votes, Burr=73, incumbent Adams=65, Pickney=64 because of the tie the vote went to House of Representatives . Alexander Hamlton campaigned for Jefferson in the House and helped him win.
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After being given the Right of Deposit at the port of New Orleans, the US felt they must secure the port after Spain gave the land to France. The port and a lot of other land was purchased for $15 million. This doubles the land of the US and it puts us back in debt.
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This was an embargo against England and France. Opened up trade a lot.
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House voted 79-49 for Senate voted 19-13.
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Oliver Hazzard Perry led the Americans into battle lost 80% of his men but we won. Most important naval battle in the war.
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Fought between the US and Creek Indians. The Ameicans were victorious and led by Andrew Jackson.
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Andrew Jackson leads troops into the Battle of New Orleans and they win the Battle, but after peace was declared.
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Ended the War of 1812 . Niether side lost or gained land.
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The Spanish give us Florida but we have to pay them 5 million dollars and gave us Oregon. Set the boundary between Texas and Louisiana.