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Mayflower Compact
Written agreement by consensus of new settlers that came over on the Mayflower -
French Indian War begins
American Name for the war between the French and Great Britain that took place in north america where both sides were allied by native americans -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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French Indian War ends
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The Royal Proclamation
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Sugar Act
1764 Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It banned importation of rum and French wines -
Stamp Act
Made it where every one in america had to pay a tax on every sheet of paper they used. -
Townshend Act
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress brought together representatives from each of the colonies, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts." -
The Declaration of Independence
Made America its own country indivdual and no longer a part of Great Britain -
Articles of Confederation
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Battle Of Yorktown begins
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Battle of Yorktown ends
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Treaty of Paris Signed
Ended the French indian war. signed by France Great britain and Spain -
U.S. Constitution
The sumpreme law of the united states. Framework for the united states government and the relationship between the government and everybody in the United States -
Bill of Rights
First ten ammendaments of the united states. -
Louisiana Purchase
America purchased Louisiana from France for less then 3 cents per acre (less then 42 cents per acre in todays economy) -
Missouri Compromise
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Compromise of 1850
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Kansas Nebraska Act
