history project

  • Jamestown founding

    Jamestown founding

    founded for econmic activity.
  • House of Burgesses

    House of Burgesses

    The first representive assembly found in the 13 colonies.
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    First form of self goverment in the 13 colonies.
  • Plymouth founding

    Plymouth founding

    Founded for pilgram's freedom from England
  • Fundamenetal orders

    Fundamenetal orders

    basic law of the Connecticut
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    french and indian war

    Started becausethe french and the indians both wanted the control of America so they fought. The french won
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper
  • Boston Massacure

    Boston Massacure

    British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    political protest by the Sons of Liberty
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    first war of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    document that made america free
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    battle at saratoga

    turning point of the war the victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
  • Articles of confederation

    Articles of confederation

    the first constitution of the United States,
  • Yorktown battle

    Yorktown battle

    the last battle of the american revoulotion and it lasted 21 days.
  • treaty of paris

    treaty of paris

    The treaty that gave U.S.A peace ending the Revolutionary War with Great Britain
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    Shays rebellion

    opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions farmers took over the court house with pitch forks
  • writing of the constiitution

    writing of the constiitution

    written during the Philadelphia Conventio now known as the Constitutional Convention
  • Pennslyvain founding

    Pennslyvain founding

    Pennslyvania founding
  • Washington inauguration

    Washington inauguration

    George Washington took the oath as the first president of the United States
  • Industrial Revoulotion

    Industrial Revoulotion

    transition to new manufacturing
  • washington farewell address

    washington farewell address

    against long-term alliances with other nations
  • Maurbary VS Madison case

    Maurbary VS Madison case

    landmark United States Supreme Court case
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    United States purchased land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
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    War of 1812

    asting for two-and-a-half years, fought by the United States of America against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland