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Colonial Timeline
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Jamestown
Established in Virginia. This was the first establishment in the unknown America territory. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first legislative of elected represenitives in North America. -
Plymouth Rock
Where the pilgrims on the Mayflower wound up -
Mayflower Compact
The first governing document of the Plymouth colony. -
Bacon's Rebellion
An armed rebellion in Virginia against the rule of Governor WIlliam Berkely. -
Glorious Revolution
Over throw of KIng James II of Ireland. -
Act Of Toleration
Act of the parliament of England. -
English BIll Of Rights
An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. -
John Peter Zenger
John Peter Zenger became a symbol for the freedom of the press in the young American colonies. -
French & Indian War
War between British America and France. Faught in America, with the use of Native Americans. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation, in effect, closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. -
Stamp Act
A required tax act for American citizens. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act is a name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the 18th century. -
Declatory Act
The American Colonies Act of 1766. -
Boston Massacre
The killing of 5 colonist by the British in Boston. -
Tea Act
One of the taxes put on America by Great Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
The destruction of tea in Boston. -
1st Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from 12 colonies. -
2nd Continental Congress
The second meeting in response to the 1st Continental Congress. -
Declaration Of Independence
Declaring the 13 states free from Britain's control. -
Treaty Of Paris
The treaty that ended the American Revolution.
