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james town was founded
the first permanent English settlement in North America. Dispatched from England by the London Company, the colonists had sailed across the Atlantic aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first representative government in North ... This was the House of Burgesses, and it first met on July 30, 1619, -
Mayflower Compact
he Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 11, 1620, was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States. -
Fundamental Orders of Conn
It has the features of a written constitution, and is considered by some as the first written Constitution in the Western tradition,[3] and thus earned Connecticut its nickname of The Constitution State. -
French and Indian War
During the 18th century, land in North America was controlled by Spain, France and Britain, with Spain controlling Florida, France exerting its power in the northern and central areas and Britain controlling the East -
War Ends
In 1763, at ethe end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation,mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands -
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Treaty of Paris of Feb. 10, 1763, was signed by Great Britain, France, and Spain. Together with the treaty of Hubertusburg, -
Proclamation of 1763
The royal proclamation of 1763 did much to dampen that celebration. ... These facts were established immediately -
Currency Act
The Currency Act is the name of several Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies of British America. -
Stamp Act
the Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Acts refers to provisions passed by the British Parliament during the 18th century. -
Townshend Act
Townshend Acts, 1767, originated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament shortly after the repeal of th -
Boston Massacre
The Massacre occurred on the evening of March 5, 1770
5 civilians died as a result of the incident, 3 died on the scene and 2 died later. Some websites incorrectly add up the number of victims to be 7 in total. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies -
Boston Tea Party
. This was what ultimately compelled a group of Sons of Liberty members on the night of December 16, 1773 to disguise themselves as Mohawk Indians, board three ships moored in Boston Harbor, and destroy over 92,000 pounds of tea. -
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
This Patriot cartoon depicting the Coercive Acts as the forcing of tea on an American woman (a symbol of the American colonies) was copied and distributed in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts -
2nd Continental Congress
On May 10, 1775, what became known as the Second Continental Congress was called into session as the British stormed Boston in an attempt to arrest the patriots that publicly voiced their grievances against the crown. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress, states the reasons the British colonies of North America sought independence in July of 1776. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was an American Revolutionary War battle fought between the Continental Army, led by Horatio Gates, and the British Army, commanded by John Burgoyne, from September 19 to October 17, 1777, on the Hudson River, in Saratoga, New York. -
Valley Forge
The winter of 1777-8 was the low point of America 's struggle for independence. General Washington led his weary and demoralized army to Valley Forge -
Articles of Confederation Written
The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the ... are based on an error in the Journals of Congress -
Great Compromise
When the Consitution was being created, they had to decide how the states should be represented -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was fought between September 28 and October 19, 1781, after Gen. George Washington slipped away from New York -
Articles of Confederation were in force
articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the ... are based on an error in the Journals of Congress -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Treaty of Paris was a formal agreement between America and Great Britain, signed on September 3, 1783. The signed agreement recognized American in -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention met in 1787. Delegates met
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3/5 Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 i -
Constitution Written
the constitution is when the constitution was writen -
Washington Takes Office
when washinton takes over iffuce as the first present -
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Articles Of ... Gerry of Massachusetts refused to sign due in part due to the lack of a bill of rights -
Whiskey Rebellion
is where whiskey was against the law to have it or fram it -
Pinckney’s Treaty
is where the treaty was sign -
Jay’s Treaty
was capitn jays treaty -
Adams Takes Office
adams was the 2nd president -
- XYZ Affair
he had 18 children -
-Alien and Sedition Acts
i havnt talked about it -
- Quasi War Begins
the start of the war -
Jefferson Takes Office
3rd president -
Louisiana Purchase
is now prestnt day louisiana -
Marbury v. Madison
they were compiting against each other -
- Lewis & Clark Expedition
they decover the world isnt falt -
- Embargo Act of 1807
is an importany act -
- McCulloch v. Maryland
they states was trying to get treatyd -
- Gibbons v. Ogden
they worked togather -
Genet Affair
a guy
