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Granted rights to both Nobles and Freemen
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Roanoke was the 1st attempt at colonization of America. It is known as the "Lost Colony".
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Jamestown was the 1st permanent settlement in the "New World".
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Was the 1st representative assembly in the colonies.
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The 1st agreement to form a sefl-government in the colonies
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RI was founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom
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Passed by England to regulate colonial commerce to suit English needs.
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Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion against Sir William Berkeley and burned down Jamestown.
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William Penn signed a treaty with Delaware Indians and made payment for Pennsylvania lands.
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20 alleged witches excuted by a special court.
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A revival of religious feelings in the colonies begins.
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Ben Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanack.
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French and Indian War begins when the French occupy Fort Duquesne.
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Placed taxes on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and rum to repay debts from French and Indian War.
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Stamp Act passed by Parliament and required official documents and papers to have a stamp on them.
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Levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea. All taxes were repealed except for the one on tea.
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British troops fired into a Boston mob, killing 5 colonists, including Crispus Attucks.
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Curtailed Massachusetts self-rule; Barred use of Boston Harbor till tea was paid for.
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First Continental Congress held in Philadelphia. It called for civil disobedience against the British.
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Lexington & Concord were the 1st battles of the Revolutionary War. British troops were sent to destroy arms at Lexington & Concord.
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Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty, or give me death!" at a Virginia Convention
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Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine.
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Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared America's independence from England.
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The Articles of Confederation outlined the form of government for the new U.S.
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France agrees to help U.S. in the Revolutionary War.
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John Paul Jones defeated the Serapis in British North Sea waters.
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Last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
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Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War.
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Northwest Ordinance set the pattern for orderly growth of the U.S.
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Constitutional Convention was held to discuss making changes to the Articles of Confederation.
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George Washington was chosen president by all electors voting.
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The Bill of Rights is submitted to the states.
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Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin, reviving Southern slavery.
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Washington warned against political parties and permanent alliances with foreign countries.
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Established Judicial Review.
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Lewis & Clark are sent to explore the Louisiana purchase
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Robert Fulton made the first practical steamboat trip.
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War of 1812 begins after Britain impresses U.S. sailors, and interferes with trade.
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Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
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Allowed slavery in Missouri, but not west of the Mississippi River north of 36 30'
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Stated that there could be no more colonization of the U.S.
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Cherokee Indians are forced to walk the Trail of Tears by Andrew Jackson.
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Samuel F.B. Morse sends the first message over the first telegraph line.
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Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention.
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Henry Clay proposed the Compromise of 1850
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Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Republican Party formed from the split of the Whig Party.
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Dred Scott sued for his freedom but was ruled against because he was not a citizen.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the United States.
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The Confederate States of America appoint Jefferson Davis as it's president.
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Confederate troops fired on Ft. Sumter after it's occupants refused to give it up.
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The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest one day battle of the war.
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Pres. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all slaves.
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Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address after the Union won the battle of Gettysburg.
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Officially abolished slavery in the U.S.
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Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Ford Theater.
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Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.
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Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S.
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Gave all men the right to vote.
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Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
