Johnathan STAAR social studies

By JohnathanVillanueva04
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    Magna Carta

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

  • Jamestown founded

    First english colony in america.colonized to sell tobacco
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    southern colonies formed

  • Virginia House of Burgess

  • Mayflower Compact

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    New England colonies formed

  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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

  • Mercantilism

    Economic system ,between great britain and its colonies. Violated their freedom to trade.
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    French and Indian War

    Britain's and indians.Because Britain wanted territory west of great britain.Increased their dept.Caused them to increase taxes.

  • Proclamation line

    The line that spotted britain and native americans.Because they lost land.

  • Stamp Act

    A tax on american colonies to pay back debt.Because their required

    to put a stamp on printed paper products.

  • Stamp Act congress

    First meeting between multiple colonies.Problems with the king of england.

  • Boston Massacre

    Caused by taxes.The first death of revolution.5 colonist.

  • Boston Tea Party

    A tax on imported tea.Son of liberty.Dumped the tea into the boston harbour.

  • Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

    Because it was set up to punish the colonist.Town meetings.Allowed british soldiers to be housed in colonist homes.

  • First continental Congress

    Discuss their problems with great britain.

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Because they tried to arrest the sons of liberty.It began the revolutionary war.

  • Common sense

    Thomas paire.Helped spread the word about how colonist should become independent.

  • Second Continental Congress

    Declaration of independence.Ben Franklin,John Adams,Thomas Jefferson.

  • Declaration of independence

    Thomas Jefferson,Ben Franklin's,John Adams.July 4 1776

  • Battle of saratoga

    Americans won.Spain and france began to back the rebelling colonies.

  • Winter of valley forge

    Freezing conditions and lots of supplies.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    British surrendered.Marquis de lafayette

  • Treaty of Paris

    They ended the revolutionary war.

  • Constitutional convention

  • The great compromise

  • 3/5 compromise

  • Federalist papers

  • Anti-Federalist papers

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    George Washington's Presidency

    Set up president's cabinet of advisors.(Event of 1795)Treaty signed with spain to allow the U.S to trade.

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Protest the first tax that was placed after the constitution was written.President george Washington with his military!

  • Washington's Farewell Address

    Staying Neutral in foreigns
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    John adams Presidency

    First president to claim a political party.He was a leader of the federalist party.What was the aliens and sedition acts?Allowed the central government to imprison you if you were from a foreign country.
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    Thomas Jefferson

    He was a leader of the democratic-republican Party
    Barbary pirates this was the first official war the U.S. was involved.

  • Louisiana Purchase

  • Marbury V.s Madison

    set up judicial Review