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A settlement in the Colony of Virginia, that was the first English settlement in the Americas.
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The first democratic elected legislative body in the British-American colonies.
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The traditional site for William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth county in 1620.
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The first self-government agreement to be made and enforced in America.
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A constitution for the colonial government of Hartford, adopted by the Connecticut colony council.
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A law granting religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians.
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A rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley, led by Nathaniel Bacon
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Aided by the so-called ‘Protestant wind’ which prevented James’ navy from intercepting the Dutch fleet, William landed at Torbay, Devon, on 5 November 1688.
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Declared the rights and liberties of the people, passed by the parliament of Great Britain.
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Trials of hearings and prosecutions of accusations of witchcraft in Massachusetts.
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The trial was John being accused of libel, which in his time was publishing something against the government.
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Pitted the colonies of British America against the New France.
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Plan to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies.
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A proclamation by King George III that allowed no settlement past a line in the Appalachian Mountains.
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The first internal tax on American colonists by the British. A tax on all paper documents in the colonies.
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Gives the locations and conditions where British soldiers are to find room and board in American colonies.
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A repeal of the stamp act by the British Parliament.
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An incident where British troops shot and killed people while under attack by a mob.
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The objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea that the financially troubled British East India Company had.
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A political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts.
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A meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies.
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Succeeded the 1st Continental Congress and adopted the Unites States Declaration of Independance.
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Declared that the thirteen colonies were now sovereign states and are no longer under British rule.
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The treaty was negotiated with the US and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war, and recognized American Independence.
