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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta/ great charter
-king john was forced to sign this
- was the last attempt to stop a civil war but, it did the opposite
info:www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta
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Jan 1, 1500
mercantilism
- theory of trade which stated that a nation should export more than it imported
- treaties were made to obtain trading privilages info:http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/bus/A0832738.html photo:http://www.google.com/imgres?q=mercantilism&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1280&bih=869&tbm=isch&tbnid=eHHxIJud5-v0JM:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism&docid=avlG969PLbev9M&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Lorrain.seaport.jpg/300px-Lorrain.seaport.jpg&w=300&h=220&ei=lC
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james town colony
-first permenant european settlement
-first english colony in america
info:http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/jamestown.htm
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house of burgess
- made up of 22 men 2 men representing each of virginias plantaions or counties -made to change the law imposed by thomas dale
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plymouth colony
-established by the pilgrims
-first permanent european settlement in new england
info:http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mosmd/
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mayflower compact
-written agreement composed by consensus of the new settlers arriving at new plymouth
-all 41 adult male members on the mayflower signed the compact
info:http://www.allabouthistory.org/mayflower-compact.htm
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fundamental orders of connecticut
-not the first written consititution that shaped a government as it was called
- far from democratic
info: http://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/AlbanyPlan
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culpers rebellion
-colonist rebell against english taxation
- named after john culper
info: http://classof1.com/homework_answers/social_studies/american_history/manifest_destiny/culpers_rebellion/
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glorious revolution
- william of orange took the throne from james II
- the theoretical acendancy of parlament was never successfuly changed
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english bill of rights
-enacted by the english parliament
-began with the magna carta
info: http://www.thegloriousrevolution.org/docs/english%20bill%20of%20rights.htm
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salem witch trials
- 19 people were convicted of witchcraft and were hung -dozens of people were put in jail for being acused with witch craft info:http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_ACCT.HTM photo:http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_ACCT.HTM
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first great awakening
-emerged from powerful preaching that gave listeners a sense of personal guilt and of their need of salvation by Christ
-religious revitalization movement that swept the Atlantic region
photo:http://www.conservapedia.com/First_Great_Awakening
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tea act
-designed to prop up the east india company
-led to the boston tea party info: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm
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french and indian war
-referred to as the begining of open hostilities between the colonies and great britian
-english and french battled for colonial domination
-also known as the seven year war
info:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm
photo:http://www.google.com/imgres?q=french+and+indian+war&um=1&hl=en&sa=G&biw=1280&bih=826&tbm=isch&tbnid=9M3nxommeMjjZM:&imgrefurl=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fancher/french_indian.htm&docid=oj5LOvvIwojRRM&imgurl=http://freepages.genealogy. -
albany plan of union
- british government in london ordered the colonial governments to meet in 1754 -only seven colonies sent comissioners info: http://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/AlbanyPlan photo: http://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/AlbanyPlan
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proclamation of 1763
-forbade english colonists to live west of the appalachian mountains
-any settlers currently west of the mountains had to move back east
info:http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1209.html
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pontiacs rebellion
- reaction to increases british control in north america
- war waged by indians of the great lakes region against british ruler after the french and indian war info:www.hobart.k12.in.us/cside/American%20Revolution/. photo:http://images.suite101.com/1516814_com_the_battle.jpg
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sugar revenue act of 1764
- enforced the collection of taxes on various goods including sugar to help raise the revenue to pay off the national debt
- enforced stricter laws on its ports info:http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/library/primary-sources/sugar-act-american-revenue-act-1764 photo:http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/sugar-act-text.html
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stamp act
- the stamp act required all american colonists to pay tax on all of the printed paper they used
- the money from the stamp act was used to help pay for the cost of defending and protecting the american frontier
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virginia resolves
- virginias response to the british parliaments stamp act of 1765
- created by virginia general assembly info: http://totallyhistory.com/virginia-resolves/ photo: http://totallyhistory.com/virginia-resolves/
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sons of liberty
-group of people preparing agitation against the stamp act
-workers and trademen of boston
info:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sons.htm
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townsend act
-originated by charles townshend
-designed to collect revenue from the colonists in america
info:http://ahp.gatech.edu/townshend_act_1767.html
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boston massacre
-street fight
- the riot began when 50 citizens attacked a british sentinel Info: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm
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gaspee incident
- the gaspee was a royal british navey ship -a group of men led by john brown set the gaspee on fire Info-http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/americanrevolution/Gaspee.htm
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committees of correspondence
- formed throughout the colonies as a means of coordinating action against Great Britain -responsible for taking the sense of their parent body on a particular issue, committing it to a written form and then dispatching that view to other similar groups. info: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h675.html photo: http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/wp-content/themes/btps/images/meeting-milita.jpg
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boston tea party
- the british removed all taxes on goods except for tea -group of men called "sons of liberty" boarded the ships and dumped 45 tons of tea into the boston harbor
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intolerable acts
-britain passed several laws reponding to the boston tea party in 1744 which became known as the intolerable acts
- these forceful laws made the american colonists very angry
info: http://www.usfca.edu/fac_staff/conwell/revolution/congress.htm
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first continental congress
-all of the colonies except georgia sent delegates to carpenters hall
-the first few weeks were consumed in discussion and debate photo: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/congress.htm
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edenton tea party
- one of the earliest organized womens political actions in us history -fifty-one women in Edenton formed an alliance supporting the American cause against “taxation without representation.” info:http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/commentary/50/entry photo:http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/commentary/50/entry
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mecklenburg resolves
- first declaration of independence made in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution.
- also know as charlotte town resolves info:http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1269.html photo:http://www.xtimeline.com/__UserPic_Large/54971/evt100311091500159.gif
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second coninental congress
- delegates still were not seeking independence from britian -the king repelled to recive the petition photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Continental_Congress info: http://www.ushistory.org/us/10e.asp
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halifax resolves
-very first instructions by any colony that authorized its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from Great Britain
-83 members voted unanimously to authorize North Carolina's delegates to vote for independence
info:http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/halifax-resolves-april-12-1776.html
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declaration of independence
-one of the nations most important founding documents
-expresses the basic purposes of self government
info:http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.founding.com/
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articles of confederation
-created a weak central government
-the us constitution replaced the articles of confederation in 1789
info:http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html
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treaty of paris
-was also known as the peace treaty of paris
-islands of puerto rico and guam were placed under american control
info:http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/treaty.html
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land ordinance of 1785
- Law passed by Congress that allowed for sales of land in the Northwest Territory
- set up standards for land sale that became precedents info:http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/landordinance1785def.htm photo:http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/landordinance1785def.htm
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shays rebellion
-was the post revolutionary clash between new england farmers and merchants
-tested precarious insitutions of the new republic, threatned to plunge the "disunited states" into the civil war Info: http://www.calliope.org/shays/shays2.html
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federalist and anti federalist papers
-collection of articles written in opposition to the ratifictation of the 1787 us constitiution
- written in 1787
info:www.constitution.org/afp/afp.htm
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land ordinance of 1787
-created the Northwest Territory and is frequently called the Northwest Ordinance
-drafted by Thomas Jefferson
info: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0836802.html
photo: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.in.gov/history/images/nwmap.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.in.gov/history/2695.htm&usg=__VifHo7PY0dvg_Aw3n3Szoe0P3u8=&h=240&w=250&sz=11&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&tbnid=K5Z3xFTfl8ieRM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=111&ei=qT0pT9PxK86J2AWW1u3tAg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddates%2Bof%2Bland%2Bordinance%2Bof%2B1787 -
constitutional convention
-signed by 38 delegates
-was for the revising of the articles of confederation
info:http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_Constitutional_Convention
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whiskey rebellion
-farmers of little towns in Pennsylvania rebelled against excise agents
-The tariff effectively eliminated any profit by the farmers from the sale of an important cash crop.
info:http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/whiskey/
photo:http://cdn1.ticketsinventory.com/images/last_photos/concert/W/whiskey-rebellion/whiskey-rebellion_tickets_13044072033319.png
