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The Founding of Jamestown
Description: It was the first permanent English settlement in Virginia, created out of greed.
Significance: It set foundations for current US heritage and tradition. -
Creation of the House of Burgesses
Description: They were a legislature elected by the people of Virginia.
Significance: They were the first type of government elected by the people for the people. -
The Founding of Plymouth
Description: People from a English Seperatist Church went to North America and built a colony
Significance: It started the trend to start colonies and showed they could get religious freedom in the new world. -
The Pequot War
Description: It was a war between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of English colonies.
Significance: It was the first major war the crippled the Pequot tribe. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Description: It was a partial constitution for the colony of Connecticut.
Significance: It was the first written constituion in the west. -
Toleration Act of 1649
Description: It was an act the allowed for the religion for Trinitarian Christians.
Significance: It show religous tolerance starting to show up in law. -
Navigations Act
Description: It restricted the use of foreign shipping between the colonies and England.
Significance: It was the start of all the restrictions being set up by England. -
King Philip's War
Description: It was an war lead by King Phillip against Natives in present day New-England.
Significance: It showed how crippling the Native could be. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Description: It was a rebellion by the Viginia settlers against the governer of them.
Siginifcance: It was the first rebellion in American History by Eurpeoan settlers. -
Dominion of New England
Description: It was a Domnion established in the area of new englad that failed.
Significance: It showed how much power ghe settlers had. -
Salem Witch Trails
Desctription: It was aseries of prosecutions of witchcraft
Significance: It showed how mass hysteria affects people. -
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The Great Awakening
Description: A fime of relligious change among the Natives
Significance: Showed how Eurpeoans affected Natives -
Peter Zenger Trail
Description: Peter Zenger was accused of writing stories against the Goverenment.
Signifcance: It started the idea of freedom of press -
The Stono Rebellion
Description:Rebellion from slaves
Significance:Showed early anti-slavery movments.