American History to 1877

By masseycadee
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  • Jamestown was founded

    Jamestown was founded

    The english men founded Jamestown which was named after King James I
  • Virginia House of Burgesses

    Virginia House of Burgesses

    First democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies.
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    First governing document of Plymouth Colony.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    A break up letter to England written by Thomas Jefferson

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