Origins of american government

  • Founding of Jamestown

    Founding of Jamestown

    founding of jamestown virginia
  • house of burgesses

    house of burgesses

    first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America
  • founding of plymouth

    founding of plymouth

    America's first permanent Puritan settlement
  • mayflower compact

    mayflower compact

    first governing document of plymouth colony
  • fundamental orders

    fundamental orders

    The orders describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns, setting its structure and powers
  • albany plan of union

    albany plan of union

    plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government
  • french indian war

    french indian war

    series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America.
  • sons of liberty

    sons of liberty

    organization of dissidents that originated in the North American British colonies
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre

    was the killing of five colonists by British regulars
  • committees of correspondance

    committees of correspondance

    were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party

    political protest from the sons of liberty
  • first continental congress

    first continental congress

    onvention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present
  • second continental congress

    second continental congress

    convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775
  • stamp act congress

    stamp act congress

    The Stamp Act Congress, or First Congress of the American Colonies, was a meeting
  • thomas paine's common sense

    thomas paine's common sense

    pamphlet writin by tomas paine
  • declaration of independence

    declaration of independence

    the unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
  • new hampshire ratifies

    new hampshire ratifies

    ninth state to ratifie
  • articles of confederation

    articles of confederation

    the original constitution of the US
  • annopolis convention

    annopolis convention

    national political convention
  • constitutional convention

    constitutional convention

    Convention was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation
  • federalists papers

    federalists papers

    The Federalist is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution
  • delaware ratifies

    delaware ratifies

    the first state to ratify the Constitution
  • rhode island ratifies

    rhode island ratifies

    became the 13th state to enter the Union
  • bill of rights ratified

    bill of rights ratified

    bill of rights was ratified