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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta/ Great Charter
King John was forced into singing the charter because it reduced the power he held as the King of England & allowed for the formation of a powerful Parliament Info:http://jewishcurrents.org/june-15-the-magna-carta-and-the-jews-5776
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Jan 1, 1400
Mercantilism
European economic system during the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s Idea that national wealth and power were best obtained by increasing exports and collecting precious metals Info:http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Mercantilism
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Jamestown Colony Establishment
1st permanent english settlement one of the main crops grown by settlers was tobacco which they sold to England & Native Americans Info:http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=6
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House of Burgess
1st popularly elected legislature in the New World 1st order of business was setting a minimum price for the sale of tobacco. Info:http://www.ushistory.org/us/2f.asp
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Mayflower Compact
written agreement for the settlers arriving at Plymouth Rock fair and equal laws for the general good of the settlement Info: http://www.allabouthistory.org/mayflower-compact.htm
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Plymouth Colony Establishment
America's first permanent Puritan settlement Mayflower set sail on Sept 16, 1620, and arrived on Nov.21, 1620 Info:http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=6 Picture:http://www.dipity.com/whariton1/world-civs_1/ -
Fundamental Orders or Connecticut
Thomas Hobbes, John Hayes, & Roger Ludlow were most influential in framing the document Basic law of the Connecticut colony from 1639-1662 Info:http://www.constitution.org/bcp/fo_1639.htm
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Glorious Revolution
The deposition of James II The accesion of William III and Mary II to the English throne Info:http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0821027.html
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English Bill of Rights
lays down limits on the powers of sovereign sets out the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament Info:http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/English_Bill_of_Rights
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Salem Witch Trials
More than 200 people were accused of practicing witch craft- 20 were executed First person was hanged on June 10 Info:http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/
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First Great Awakening
a period of great revivalism that spread throughout the colonies in the 1730s & 1740s arose at a time when man in Europe & the American colonies were questioning the role of the individual in religion & society Info:http://www.great-awakening.com/?page_id=12
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Albany Plan of Union
Each colonial legislature would elect delegates to an American continental assembly Most delegates from northern colonies and 6 Iriquois nations met in Albany Info:http://www.constitution.org/bcp/albany.htm
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French and Indian War
1756-1763 English and French were battling for colonial domination in North America, the Carribean, and in India. The English won but was so far in debt it almost destroyed the English government Info: http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/related/frin.htm
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Pontiac's Rebellion
Native American uprising against the British after the close of the French & Indian war French attitude toward Indians was a cause Info: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h598.html
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Proclamation line of 1763
closed off frontier to colonial expansion the King & his council presented the proclamation as a measure to calm the fears of the Indians Info:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm
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Sugar/Revenue Act of 1764
caused Economic hardship in New England & the middle colonies The list of taxable items included sugar, wines, coffee, cloth, food, and silk Info:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm
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Stamp Act
The stamp act required American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The money collected was to be used to help pay the cost of defending and protecting the American frontier. Info: http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm
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Virginia Resolves
Patrick Henry introduced 6 resolutions which were adopted by the VA House of Burgess on May 30, 1765 The resolutions were for the Stamp Act that was passed Info:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/vsa65.htm
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Sons of Liberty
group of shopkeepers & artisans who disagreed with the stamp act Their most popular objective was to force stamp distributors throughout the colonies to resign Info:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sons.htm
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Townshend Act
Charles Townshend imposed the act in order to help pay off the national debt that was left after the French and Indian War. It taxed glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. The Townshend act angered colonists, and led to the Boston Massacre. Info: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h643.html
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Boston Massacre
A fight between the British soldiers, or the red coats, and colonist. It wasn't really a "massacre" being that only 3 colonist died. Colonist were mad at the soldiers for taking their jobs. Info: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h644.html -
Gaspee Incident
Citizens of Rhode Island burned the British naval cutter, the Gaspee.
They burned the Gaspee to show their opposition to the enforcement of the Trade and Navigation Acts. Info:http://www.historyhome.co.uk/c-eight/america/gaspee.htm
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Tea Act
The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was doing bad financially and burdened with 18 million pounds of unsold tea. Info:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm
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Boston Tea Party
A group of about 200 men, some disguised as Indians, descended upon the three ships and dumped their offending cargos of tea into the harbor waters. Info:http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm
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Intolerable Acts
The government spent immense sums of money on troops and equipment in an attempt to subjugate Massachusetts. British merchants had lost huge sums of money on looted, spoiled, and destroyed goods shipped to the colonies. The revenue generated by the Townshend duties, in 1770, amounted to less than £21,000. Info:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm
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First Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin's idea Each state sent a delegate They sought to right the wrongs that had been inflicted on the colonies All of the colonies wanted to work together to protect their rights as a whole Info: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h650.html
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Second Continental Congress
presided over by John Hancock all colonies sent delegates Congress worked on military matters, financing the war, Independence, and legislation info:http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h656.html
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Decleration of Independence
declared the 13 colonies in North America "free and independent states" considered to be the founding document of the U.S.A. Info: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/
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Articles Of Confederation
Created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government Left most of the power within the state's government Info:http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html
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Treaty of Paris
Ended the French and Indian War signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, & John Jay Under the treaty, Britain recognized the U.S.A as an independent nation Info: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/treatyofparis1783def.htm
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Land Ordinance of 1785
set forth how U.S. government would measure, divide, & distribute the land it had aquired from Great Britain each township was to be square, each side of the square was to be 6 miles in length Info:http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0836802.html
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Shay's Rebellion
lasted until 1787 rebellions caused by a wave of farm foreclosures in western Mass. protesting high taxation, governor's salary, high court cost, & the assembly's refusal to issue paper money Info: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h363.html
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Land Ordinance of 1787
created the Northwest Territory and is frequently called the northwest ordinance adopted by the congress of confedility for the government of the western territories ceded to the U.S. by the states Info:http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h365.html
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Constitutional Convention
55 delegates from several states to fram a constitution for a federal republic constitution was the product of political compromise Info:http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h368.html
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Federalist/ Anti-Federalist Papers
Anti Federalist did not want to ratify because it gave too much power to the national government at the expense of the state government Federalist had answers to all the Anti. Fed. complaints which
were that the seperation of powers into 3 seperate branches protected the rights of the people Info:http://library.thinkquest.org/11572/creation/framing/feds.html
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