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Origin of American Government

  • Founding of Jamestown

    Founding of Jamestown

    It was the first permenent city founded by english colonists in america.
  • House of Burgesses

    House of Burgesses

    It was the first legislative elected body in the british colonies.
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    It was signed by 41 english colonists on the ship and wrote the framework of governement today.
  • Founding of Plymouth

    Founding of Plymouth

    It was the fist town created when the pilgrims landed in capetown.
  • Albany Plan of Union

    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

    Sons of Liberty

    An organization of patriots in the thirteen colonies.
  • French & Indian War

    French & Indian War

    It was a seven year war with the brittish colonies an the New France.
  • Stamp Act Congress

    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

    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

    Boston Massacre

    the Brittish army unloaded on the colonist who were fed up with there shenanigans.
  • Boston Tea Party

    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

    First Continental Congress

    12 of the 13 colonies met to discuss the american revolution.
  • Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

    Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

    It is a pamohlet written by Thomas Paine
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Convention of delegates from the first thirteen colonies
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Stated our seccession from Great Britiain and proved that we were a separate country.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    First written constitution of the United States.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    All the state leaders came together and discussed leaving britain and creating their own country.
  • Delaware Ratifies Constitution

    Delaware Ratifies Constitution

    Deleware became the first state to ratify the declaration if independence.
  • Federalist Papers

    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 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

    Rhode Island Ratifies Constitution

    It was the thirteenth state to join the union after they ratified the constitution.
  • Bill of Rights Ratified

    Bill of Rights Ratified

    Three fourthes of the state legislature contitute the first ten amendments.
  • John Adams

    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

    Sam Adams

    He was a silversmith who turned during the revolution to help build and warn the americans that the brittish were coming.