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Jan 1, 1492
America discoverd
Christopher columbus objective was to sail west until he reached asia (the indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. -
Jan 2, 1497
The begginning of britisch exploration
sir walter raleigh scouted possible sites for a colony farther to the south -
Roanoke estasblished
The first English Colony of Roanoke, origiinally consisting of 100 householders -
Jamestown
COlony of Virginia was the first permanet English Settlrment in the Americas. -
Plymouth/Massachusetts Bay Colony
FOunded by the owners of the massachusetts bay company was an English settlement on the east coast of north america -
French and indian war
THe Sevwen years War, When France expanision into the Ohio river valley brought repeated vconflict with the claims of the British colonies , a serious of battles led to the official Britisch declaratioln of war 1756 -
Treaty of paris
Ended AMerican Revolutionary War -
Proclamation of 1763
End of the french and indian War in 1763 was a cause for great celebratfions in he colonies -
Revolutionary War
Colonist were frustrated because Britain forced them to pay taxes, yet did not give them any representation in the British Parliament -
Declaration of independence
Adams persuade the committe to select Thomas Jefferson to comthe original draft of the document after ratifying the text on july 4, congress issued the Declaration of independence in several forms -
Articles of Confederation
Ratifacation in late 1781 original colonies that established the united states of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution Congress began on july 12, 11776, and an approved version was sent to the stated for ratification in the late 1777 -
Treaty of Pparis
April of 1782, involving Americs representatives Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John ADams -
Constitution Created
The constitution of the United States is the supreme law -
John Adams elected president
Four bills that were by the Federalits in the 5th United statesCongress and signed into law by President jhon Adams in 1798 in the aftermath of the Frech Revolution -
xYZ affair
Inolved the U.S and France during the late 1700's -
Thomas Jefferson elected president
Governor of virginia - u.s minister to france