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Founding of Jamestown
It was the first permenent city founded by english colonists in america. -
House of Burgesses
It was the first legislative elected body in the british colonies. -
Mayflower Compact
It was signed by 41 english colonists on the ship and wrote the framework of governement today. -
Founding of Plymouth
It was the fist town created when the pilgrims landed in capetown. -
Albany Plan of Union
First proposal to comtruct a new government under their own governemnt. Although never carried out it set the standard for a new government. -
Sons of Liberty
An organization of patriots in the thirteen colonies. -
French & Indian War
It was a seven year war with the brittish colonies an the New France. -
Stamp Act Congress
It was the first gathering of elected representatives from the American colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation. -
John Hancock
Hancock and the Adamses worked along side together to gain trust among the colonies to build an amry to beat the red coats. -
Boston Massacre
the Brittish army unloaded on the colonist who were fed up with there shenanigans. -
Boston Tea Party
Brittish colonists got fed up with the outrageous taxes and threw all incoming ships tea in the Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress
12 of the 13 colonies met to discuss the american revolution. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
It is a pamohlet written by Thomas Paine -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the first thirteen colonies -
Declaration of Independence
Stated our seccession from Great Britiain and proved that we were a separate country. -
Articles of Confederation
First written constitution of the United States. -
Constitutional Convention
All the state leaders came together and discussed leaving britain and creating their own country. -
Delaware Ratifies Constitution
Deleware became the first state to ratify the declaration if independence. -
Federalist Papers
85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution -
New Hampshire Ratifies Constitution
New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the contitution. -
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George Washington
He was the first president of the united states. -
Rhode Island Ratifies Constitution
It was the thirteenth state to join the union after they ratified the constitution. -
Bill of Rights Ratified
Three fourthes of the state legislature contitute the first ten amendments. -
John Adams
He helped Hancock join together to build and army and later became the vice president to George Washington and later becoming the 2nd pressident of the united states of america. -
Sam Adams
He was a silversmith who turned during the revolution to help build and warn the americans that the brittish were coming.
