English Influence - Samanth pd. 2

By samantha.94
  • Jamestown, Virginia, the first successful English settlement, is founded,

    Jamestown, Virginia, the first successful English settlement, is founded,

  • The Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact

    The Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact

    Our first constitution
  • John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony

    John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony

    The Brunswick Public Schools
  • The Albany Congress proposes that colonies unite

    The Albany Congress proposes that colonies unite

    Rivalry between England and France over who would control North America.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

  • Five colonists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre

    Five colonists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre

    the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
  • The Tea Act is passed. Colonists respond with the Boston Tea Party

    The Tea Act is passed. Colonists respond with the Boston Tea Party

    Victory in the French and Indian War was costly for the British.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    In the spring of 1774, Parliament passed yet another set of laws, this time to punish the colonists for the troubles in Boston and elsewhere.
  • War begins

    War begins

    The battles of Lexington and Concord spark the Revolution.
  • Independence

    Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is signed