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jamestown
was the frist english settlement in americas on the jame rivers -
the virgina house of burgesses
was the frist elected body in the americas colonys -
mayflower compact
was a agreement on the mayflower that pilgrims reached just before ariving -
plymouth rock
was the frist colonial settlement in new england with a a group of 100 puritan -
fundamental orders of Connecticut
provided the framework for the government of Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662 -
bacon;s rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. -
glorious revolultion
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians -
English bill of rights
was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people and settling the succession in William III and Mary II following the Glorious Revolution of 1688 -
Toleration Act
act of Parliament granting freedom of worship to Nonconformists dissenting Protestants such as Baptists and Congregationalists -
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salem witch trial
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts -
john peters zenger
John Peter Zenger was a German American printer and journalist in New York City. Zenger printed The New York Weekly Journa -
albany plan of union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin -
french and indian war
The French and Indian War comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War of 1756–63. -
proclamation of 1763
organize Great Britain's New North American empire forbidding colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains -
stamp act of 1765
required all legal documents in the american colonies to carry a tax stamp -
declatory act
declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. -
townshend act
The Townshend Acts were a series of British acts. that imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. -
boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British and was an incident in which British Army soldiers shot and killed 5 people -
tea act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. -
boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts to protest the tea act -
quarrting act
to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations and housing. It also required colonists to provide food for any British soldiers in the area. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Congress managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
Declaration of Independence`
statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain -
treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War
