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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carter/Great Charter
- King John was forced to sign this.
- This was to protect noble authority, rights to landholders, equal treatment under the law, trial by one's peers, limited power of monarch (no one above the law).
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Jan 1, 1500
Mercantilism
- It was an economic system that needed goals of national government, than individual government.
- This lasted for the 16th,, 17th, and 18th century.
- Required national government to strictly control business to meet certain objectives.
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Jamestown Colony (established)
- It was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
- King James of England approved the London Company a charter to settle the southern part of English North America. 144 men went on 3 ships and settled on James river.
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House of Burgess
- Symbol of representative government.
- Suppose to get direct legislation for the colony.
- The first meeting was held in Jamestown.
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Mayflower Compact
- It was set up to try to self govern themselves. It was an agreeable document that no one had an issue without signing it.
- 41 of the male adults who were on the Mayflower signed the compact.
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Fundamental Orders of Connectieut
- It was the basic law for the Connecticut Colony from 1639-1662.
- It was made by representatives from the towns of Hartford, Wetherfield, and Windsor.
- It consisted of a preamble and 11 orders of laws.
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Glorious Revolution
- English people's revolt agains the demands of James II.
- All of James II actions were directed by the parliament.
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Culpeper's Rebellion
- In Albemarle County, rebellion was in the response of complaints about the government and a reaction to the Navigation Acts.
- After Thomas Miller was arrested for abusing his powers, colonists were happy that the government ran more smoothly.
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English Bill of Rights
- It was to limit the powers of King Williams and Mary of Orange, and to prevent abuse of future powers in the monarch.
- It served a major role in Parliament.
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Plymouth Colony
- It was found by the Pilgrams at Plymouth, Massachusetts. They sailed from England on the Mayflower.
- They neighbored the native americans.
- Leaders of Plymouth, were William Bradford, John Carver, William Brewster, and Miles Standish.
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Salem Witch Trials
- It occured in Salem, Massachusetts.
- It involved in unlawful prosecution of people being accused of participating in witch craft.
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First Great Awakening
- It was a series of religious revivals in the British colonies during 17th and 18th centuries.
- It was one of the most famous of movements.
- Many colonists found new meanings in the religions.
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French and Indian War
- Best known as the 7 years war.
- The French wanted to control and claim the Ohio valley as their own, but English colonists couldn't settle there.
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Albany Plan of Union
- A proposal that was acted towards at a formation of a strong union of the colonies under one single government and direction.
- It formed a committee that was to carefully consider different plans and proposals.
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Proclamation line of 1763
- It stated that Indians owned the lands that they lived on, and white settlers in the area were to be removed.
- It was changed slightly to suit needs of influential people.
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Pontiac's Rebellion
- It was an uprising against the British by the Native Americans right after the French and Indian war.
- War began after Native Americans attacked some of the British forts.
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Sugar/ Revenue Act of 1764
- It was suppose to help reduce national debt that piled up during the French and Indian war.
- It was the first direct tax that was made by parliament.
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Stamp Act
- The stamp act was passed by the British Parliament.
- The tax was forced on all American colonistsm, and it required them to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
- The American colonists did not agree with this act.
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Sons of Liberty
- It was a group of artisans and shopkeepers who were called the Loyal Nine, and they began preparing for agitation against the Stamp Act.
- By the end of the first year they started the Sons of Liberty, in every colony.
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Townshend Act
- The Townshend Act was created by Charles Townsend.
- It was where taxes were placed on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
- American colonists protested towards this act, they didn't agree with it at all.
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Boston Massacre
- The British Massacre was a street fight by the patriots and the british people.
- The other name that it is known for is the "Bloody Massacre."
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Gaspee Incident
- A group of men came on the ship at night and shot the lieutenant who was commanding the ship, then they sat the ship on fire.
- The group was led by John Brown.
- No one was ever tried for the event.
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Tea Act
- British government tried to help the East India Tea Company by having their tea shipped to Britain.
- Patriots wanted the tea shipped back, but they were denied. Patriots boarded ships and dumped all the tea into the ocean.
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Boston Tea Party
- Patriots dressed up as Mohawk Indians.
- They boarded three British ships and threw 342 cargoes of tea into the harbor.
- The patriots did not like the tax on tea.
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Intolerable Acts
- Laws passed responding to the Boston Tea Party.
- The first law was to close Boston Harbor until Bostonians paid for the destroyed tea.
- The second law was to restrict activities of the Massachusetts legislature.
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First Continental Congress
- The first meeting was held in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia.
- All the colonists except Georgia sent delegates.
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Committees of Correspndence
- Organized by the Patriots.
- It allowed Colonists and Colonials to work and solve problems between the two territories together.
- The Patriots dropped out because feeling not needed. Then it was just full of Colonists.
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Edenton Tea Party
- One of the earliest organized women's political actions in the United States history.
- It was organized by Mrs. Penelope Barker at Mrs. Elizabeth King's house in Edenton, North Carolina.
- They were supporting American cause against "no taxation without representation.
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Second Continental Congress
- Right after the fighting of Lexington/Concord, a meeting was held in Philadelphia to get delegates independence.
- Congress established a Continental Army and appointed George Washington as commander and chief.
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Virginia Resolves
- It were sets of resolutions, where the most importants ones were placed on the Stamp Act.
- Patrick Henry introduced 6 resolutions, which were used by the Virginia House of Burgesses.
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Mecklenburg Resolves
- It was a series of resolutions which were: all laws from the king or parliament were void, actions of royal military and civil officials were suspended, colonies were governing themselve, and royal officials didn't pay their duties in North Carolina were arrested.
- The resolutions were sent to the North Carolina delegation to the second continental congress, but it was never presented to full assembly.
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Halifax Resolves
- It was passed by the Fourth Provincial Congress of North Carolina.
- They were the first instructions by any colony that authorized their delegates to Continental Congress to vote for independence from Great Britain.
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Declaration of Independence
- It says that you have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- It kicked off the Revolution.
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Articles of Confederation
- The Continental Congress wrote this during the Revolutionary War.
- It was written to give colonies some sense that they had a unified government.
- Once all 13 colonies became 13 states, they acted alone.
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Federalists/ Antifederalist Papers
1.The Federalist's arguments were favoring ratification on the constitution.
2. These papers were written because this was around the time the constitution was being written.
3. The Antifederalist's arguments were against ratification. "Constitution for Kids » Federalists versus Anti-Federalists – Part I." Constitution for Kids. 2009. Web. 04 Feb. 2012. http://const4kids.forums.commonground13.us/?p=64. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
- This treaty official ended the Revolutionary War.
- It was signed in Paris, by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.
- Britain agreed to remove all troops from America.
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Land Ordinance of 1785
- It was a law passed by congress that allowed lands to be sold in Northwest Territory.
- It was the idea of selling mile-square sections of land.
- This also set standards for land sale.
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Shay's Rebellion
1.Daniel Shay led a group (New England Farmers) to attck on a federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Constitutional Convention
- This was where the constitution was wrote.
- Delegates were sent from 12 of 13 states, and met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- They worked for 4 months straight at the state house to draft the constitution.
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Land Ordinance of 1787
- It was made by Congress of Confederation, it created the North West Territory.
- It was based on the Ordinance of 1784.
- It sat up a government North of the Ohio river.
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Whiskey Rebellion
- The first test of the New United States government's authority to enforce federal laws.
- Federal Government passed a tax on whiskey, but farmers refused to pay it and assaulted federal tax collectors.
