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Jamestown colony
Jamestown is in Virginia. It was founded in 1607. Massachusetts was settled by the Pilgrims, who did not come until later. http://jackiewhiting.net/ap/Images/BacReb.gif Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_Jamestown_is_on_the_land_of_Massachussetts#ixzz1kxVvfTsF -
House of Burgess
Virginia's House of Burgesses was the early government for Virginia that passed laws
the people who first settled in Virginia created it. it was one of the first forms of democracy to exist here because the people elected their own leaders. but by "the people" Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_house_of_burgesses#ixzz1kOG2H7ju -
Mayflower Compact
In basic terms, the Mayflower Compact was a social contract whereby the forty-one men who signed it agreed to abide by the new government's laws in exchange for shared protection.
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plymouth colony
The Pilgrims colonized Plymouth, Massachusetts. Also known as Puritans. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_established_Plymouth_colony#ixzz1kyZzomr6 -
fundamentals orders of connecitcut
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Townsend Act
The townsend act was started in order to avoid various problems of the stam act . The new taxes only applied to imported goods when the stamp act applied to internal taxes, the colonist refused to pay stamp act tax, therfor the townsend act was started.
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Glorius revolution
Religion did play a part but the main reason was a power struggle between a father and a daughtr.
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culpepers rebellion
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English Bill Of Rights
The only way that the Democratic-Republican party would approve of the constitution was if a Bill of Rights was added.
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the salem witch trails
One of the first obvious causes of the Salem Witch trials was the fact that the girls, who first began accusing townspeople as witches, may have very well been "acting" in the court room. As Puritan children, the girls who made the accusations had no childhood.girls started acting as if they were being victimized by witches (a http://hollymaziarz.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/noose.jpg -
albony plan of union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan written by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 for all 13 colonies to unite and fight as one power to win the French and Indian War Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_Albany_Plan_of_Union#ixzz1lZBvPjrV -
French and Indian war
The French and Indian War was a conflict between France and Great Britain that resulted in Britain taking over all French lands in North America. http://www.enotes.com/topics/french-indian-war -
proclamation line of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was an attempt to prevent the colonists from going west and passed the Appalachian Mountains. They wanted the benefits that would come with the western lands. Naturally, thousands disregarded the imaginary boundary line. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_proclamation_of_1763#ixzz1l3jpBbG9 -
sugar revenue act 1764
It was the first tax on american colonies imported by british parliament. http://www.manhattanrarebooks-history.com/sugar_act.htm -
Stamp Act
The reason for the stamp act was because Britan needed the money from colonist to fight in their own war . They also passed the act because the colonists needed to repay britan. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_reasons_for_the_stamp_act
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Bosten Massacre
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Tea act
The british after the french and the indan war had to pay there troops in order to do so they had to raise taxes on commen things as tea which lead to a dispute over tea that lead to tensions between britan and conolist. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_main_reason_that_Britain_passed_the_Tea_Act_in_1773#ixzz1jwnu9ACO
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committess of correspondence
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Bosten tea party
The Boston Tea Party was not a party but a raid that happened in the Boston harbor. The reason the Boston Tea Party happened was because the British government called, "The Parliament" put duties or taxes on some imported items (tea, for one) in America.
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Intolerable act
Boston Tea Party was the main recipient of four of the acts in 1973. The British Parliament made Massachusetts an example to turn around the trend of colonial resistance to the parliament that had had begun with the 1765 Stamp Act. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/gastudiesimages/Intolerable Acts Graphic.jpg Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_Were_The_Reasons_For_The_Intolerable_Acts#ixzz1kIRngkvY -
Second Continatal Congress
After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, a Second Continental Congress met. Colonists were still thinking about the two battles. The Congress met on May 10, 1776, in the State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_reason_for_the_second_continental_congress#ixzz1kZyNjT8d -
mecklenburg resolves
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Declaration of independence
To declare to the world, that the British Colonies in America were declaring themselves an independent nation.
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Articals of confederation
They did not want a strong national government is because they do not want any one person to get very powerful like a monarchy. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_were_the_reasons_for_the_Articles_of_confederation_distrusting_a_strong_national_government#ixzz1kxO1yhFb http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Articles_page1.jpg/190px-Articles_page1.jpg -
Treaty Of paris 1783
The Treaty of Paris (1783) formally brought the American Revolution to a close. England recognized the independence of the United States. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1412 -
land ordiance of 1785
law passed by congress that allowed for sales of land in the northwest territory and set up standards for land sale -
Shays rebellion
Shay's rebellion was important because it showed that the central government was very weak and showed that there were too high taxes and heavy debts.
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land ordinance of 1787
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constitutional convention
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federalist/antifederalist papers
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First Continantal Congress
It's purpose was to make preparation for war call for peace and declare independence. Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_purpose_of_the_Continental_Congress#ixzz1kOQtExuf
