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the first permanent English Settlement, the third actual try founded by the virginia company the land where the colony was is now known as Virginia, which the settlers named after the virgin queen.
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Established by the Virginia Company.The first form of self government in the colonies.
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Founded by the Massachusetts bay company much like the Virginia colony. The govoner was John Winthrop
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Considered the first constitution of the western tradition.
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The second act dealing with religion passed in the colonies. Gave Religious freedom to all prodestant faiths but stated thet denying the teachings of jesus requires you to be punished with death.
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A form of partial memebership created in 1662. Introduced Quantity over Quality.
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Sometimes called " The First Indian War ". Armed conflict between Native Americans and colonists in New England. Called King Philip's War after the Chief Metacom who was called King Philip by the English.
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a rebellion that showed the colonies that they needed a better work force that they controlled in othere words slaves
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A revolt that gave rule over Colonial New York to a german american merchant and a militia captain for a little less than two years.
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Started in Febuary of 1692 and ended in 1693. during which 20 living beings were put to death. those beings included 17 women, 2 men and a goat.
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See Beginning Event.
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A religious movement that effected U.S. religion still to this day
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This trial was about a few articles John Peter Zenger had publlished and written voicing his opinion on a certian Governor William Cosby, the Royal British Governor of Colonial New York
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one of the earlist known organized slave rebellions led by catholic african slaves.60 slaves killed atleast twenty whites.
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See Beginning
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A war fought between the French and the English, the natives were on both sides but they were always on the side that bennifited them most. Fought over the Ohio River Valley.
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A proclamation from the king of England in 1763 just after the end og the French and Indian war that stated that no colonists could move past the Appalachian Mountians because it was angering the natives, England could not afford another war at this time.
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Ending in 1763 by the treaty of paris of 1763.
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Scotts irish Men that created a group of vigilantes to retaliate agianst native americans after the french and indian war.
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The first direct tax placed on the colonist. affected almost anything that used paper. Ws repealed almost a year later after the Stamp Act Congress
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An event where british soldeirs stationed in Boston Massachusetts, fired into a rioting crowd killing five civilian men and injuring six others.
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A political protest held by the sons of liberty who dressed as native americans while they dumped british goods (mainly tea) into Boston Harbor. was cause by the tea acts. The British closed the harbor until the tea was paid for or replaced.
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The first shots of the revolutionary war caused by British troops marched on the cities Lexington and Concord to recover smuggled arms and ammo that local patriots were storing in secret, they happily resisted.
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This document was adopted by the Contenintal Congress in a fortfied attempt to prevent the coming war with Britian. Was never recieved by the king.
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A document adopted by the Continental Congress that declared the colonies independence from Britian.
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document written by Thomas paine suggesting to the people of the colonies that we should declare independence and set up a republic government
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Written as the first Official constitution for the United States Althoug it was not called that. Writing began in 1776 and ended in 1777. introduced a weak central governement with little to no ability to govern was there for show.
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written in 1787 to replace the WEAK Aoc (Articles of Confederation with a stronger central federal government. eleven of the thirteen states voted in favor of in but the federalists wrote a document to change the mind of the states of New York and Virginia. Since then it has only been amended 27 times.
