Jennie STAAR social studies

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    Magna Carta

    limited the power of the king and gave rich men more rights.

  • Jamestown founded

    The first english colony in america. Colonized to sell tobacco.
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    Southern colonies founding

    economic reasons ; Jamestown founded.
    Fertile soil, Harsh winters.
    Anglican (Christians)

  • Virginia House of Burgess

    first representative government set up in america.

  • Mayflower Compact

    First written contract in USA.
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    New England colonies founded.

    Escape from religious persecution ; Mayflower Compact.
    Rocky Soils, Long winters.
    puritans & pilgrims

  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    One the first representative government in america. creates an idea for the founders of the revolution.
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    Middle colonies founding

    Cash crops, religious freedom.
    Fertile soil, flat lands, shorter winters.
    Quaker

  • Mercantilism

    Economic system between great britian and its colonies.
    violated their freedom to trade.
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    French and Indian War

    Britain and Indians, because britian wanted territory west of great britian
    increased their debt
    caused them to increase taxes

  • Proclamation Line

    a line that splits Britain and native Americans.
    Because they lost land.

  • Stamp Act

    A tax on america colonies to pay back debt.
    because their required to put a stamp on printed paper products.

  • Stamp Act Congress

    First meeting between 5 multiple colonies
    problems with the king of england.

  • Boston Massacre

    caused by taxes
    the first death of revolution
    5 deaths
    Crispus Attucks

  • Boston tea party

    a tax imported goods
    son of liberty
    dumped tea into the boston harbour

  • Coercive (intolerable) Acts

    set up to Punished colonist.
    town meetings
    allowed British soldier to be housed.

  • First continental congress

    Discuss their problems with great Britain
    they wanted to be with great Britain again

  • Battle of Lexington & Concord

    they tried to arrest the Sons of Liberty
    Paul Revere
    it began the revolutionary war.

  • Common Sense

    Thomas Paine
    helped spread the word about how colonists should because independent.

  • Second Continental Congress

    George Washington
    declaration of independence
    Ben Franklin, john Adams, Thomas Jefferson

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Americans Won
    Spain and France began to back the rebellion colonies.

  • Winter at Valley Forge

    George Washington
    freezing conditions and lack of supplies.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    (Frenchman) Marquis de Lafayette
    British Surrendered.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Ended the revolutionary war.

  • 3/5 Compromise

    Each slave would count as 3/5th of a person
    for every 5 slaves the total count towards population is 3 citizens.

  • The Great compromise

    Wanted only a one-house government. Wanted all states to have the same number of representatives.
    3 branches of government. Representation was based on state population.
    Every state gets 2 representatives, based on population the more ppl in a state, the more representatives.

  • Constitutional Convection

    Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Adams, Ben Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson

  • Federalist Papers

    Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
    Ratification

  • Anti-Federalist Papers

    Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry
    they were against ratifying the constitution
    They thought the constitution didn't give the states enough rights.
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    George Washington president

    he set up the presidents cabinet of advisers

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    A protest to the first tax that was placed after the constitution was written.
    president George Washington and his military shut it down.

  • Pinckneys Treaty

    a treaty signed with Spain to allow the U.S to trade in New Orleans

  • Washington Farewell Address

    Staying Neutral in foreign affairs
    No political parties
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    John Adams Presidency

    First president to claim a political party
    He was a leader of the federalist party (strong central government)
    Aliens and sedition acts- Allowed the central (federal) government to imprison you if you were from a foreign country.
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    Thomas Jefferson Presidency

    He was a leader of the Democratic-republican Party (states rights)
    Barbary Pirates- this was the first official war the U.S was involved in and was the first time our Navy was used.

  • Louisiana Territory

    Doubled the size of the U.S

  • Marbury vs Madison

    Set up the Judicial Review