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May 7, 1492
Columbus
"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue" Christopher Columbus was the first man to be on american soil. -
Jametown
the first permanent English settlement in N. A., founded by the Virginia Company of England. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
House of Burgesses-Virginia First representative government in the colonies. -
Mayflower
The Pilgrims write the Mayflower Compact to establish their own self-government -
Massachusetts
Massachusetts becomes the 2nd English colony in North America -
Maryland
the colony of Maryland is started by Lord Baltimore as a safe place for Catholics. -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams starts Rhode Island. -
New York
The Dutch New Netherlands colony becomes the English colony New York. -
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is founded by William Penn, a Quaker. -
English Bill of Rights
English law that increased the rights of all English citizens and further limited the power of the king. -
Georgia
started by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors, becomes the last of the 13 original colonies. -
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French&Indian War
War between England and France fought in North America over territorial claims -
Boston Masacre
British troops fire on American protesters, killing five of them -
Boston Tea Party
the Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, dump British tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere rouses the Minutemen to meet the British at Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the Revolution. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia and selects George Washington as the Commander of the Continental Army. -
Decleration of Idependece
written by Jefferson, is approved by the Second Continental Congress. -
Battle of Saratoga
The “Turning Point” of the War -
Battle of Yorktown
The final major battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
the British finally recognize the United States as an independent country. -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates from the 13 states meet in Philadelphia to rewrite the Articles of Confederation but instead create a whole new document. -
Constitution
Constitution of the United States is approved by the delegates. -
1st President
George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States. -
Bill of Rights
1st- 10nth ammendments -
Uncle Toms Cabinent
book about slavery written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, caused many readers to become abolitionists, angered many in the south -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas: allowed people in Kansas to vote on slavery, led to violence between northerners and southerners
