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1215
Magna Cart
limited the power of the king gave rich men more rights. -
Jamestown Founded
First English colony in America. Colonized to sell tobacco -
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Southern Colonies founding
Jamestown founded
Reason : Cash crops and some economic reasons
Geography:Fertile soil
Main Religion: Anglican -
Virginia House of Burgess
first representative goverment set up in America -
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New England colonies formed
Reasons :to escape religious freedom
Geography: Rocky soil
Main religion : Puritans and pilgrims -
Fundamental Ordrs of Cnnecticut
one of the first representative goverment in america creates an idea for the founders of the revolution -
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Middle colonies formed
Reason:William Penn founder of Pensylvenia
Geography:Flat lands
Main Religion: Quaker -
Mercantilism
Mercantilism is a national economic policy designed to maximize the trade of a nation and, historically, to maximize the accumulation of gold and silver. It made colonists angry because it made them vilated -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War of 1756–63. It pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France. Both sides were supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France -
Proclamation line
On October 7, 1763, King George III issued a proclamation that forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. In so doing, he hoped to placate Native Americans who had sided against him during the recently concluded Seven Years' War.it made anger colonies because The proclamation basically told colonists that they could not expand their territory past the Appalachian mountains, which meant those colonists would be very limited in the amount of land they could own and profit from. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. There was ''the Shot Heard Round the World." -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia in May 1775, soon after the launch of the American Revolutionary War. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September and October of 1774. -
Winter of Valley Forge
George Washington was the leader.
because it was winter and they died due to cold -
Battle of saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
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Articles of Confederation
The federal government, under the Articles, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. The Continental Congress had borrowed money to fight the Revolutionary War and could not repay their debts. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. The Continental Congress named a five-member commission to negotiate a treaty–John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens. -
Constitutional Convention
Alexander Hamilton,James Madison, John Adams, Ben Franklin,George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are the major people and the main author is George Washington -
3/5 Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise. The Three-Fifths Compromise outlined the process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government. -
Federalist papers
Authors: James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
The supporters of the proposed Constitution called themselves "Federalists." Their adopted name implied a commitment to a loose, decentralized system of government. In many respects "federalism" — which implies a strong central government — was the opposite of the proposed plan that they supported. -
Anti Federalist Papers
Notable Anti-Federalists
Patrick Henry.
Samuel Adams.
George Mason.
Richard Henry Lee.
Robert Yates.
James Monroe.
Amos Singletar
The Federalist (later known as The Federalist Papers) is a collection of 85 articles and essays written under the pseudonym "Publius" by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. -
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George Washington presidency
He basnished the british he set up the president cabinet of advisors -
Whiskey Rebbellion
farmer's didn't wanted their whiskey to be taxed. The goverment shut the protest President George Washington used his military to shut it down. -
Pinckney's Treaty
It made Spain to allow US to trade with new Orleans -
Washinton's Farewell Address
1.Stay neutral in other countries
2.No political parties -
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John Adams Presidency
First president to have a political party.He was a leader of federalist
party.Allowed the central goverment to imprison you if you from a different country. -
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Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
He was a leader of a democratic republican party.Barbary Pirates,this was the first official war the U.S was involved in and was the first time had Navy -
Louisiana Purchase
It doubled the size of US -
Marbury vs Madison
Set up Judical Review