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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta/Great Charter
Was first issued by King John. A English charter.
Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta
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Jamestown Colony
They arrived thirteen years before the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth Rock. The area offered a good defensive position. The laborers were armed and given food and clothing in return for their work.
Website:http://www.bandbwilliamsburg.com/jamestown.html
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House of Burgess
Located in Jamestown. The first session was cut short because of an outbreak of malaria. Used to meet once a year.
Website:http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/houseofburgesses.htm
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Mayflower Compact
A written agreement composed by a consensus of the new Settlers arriving at New Plymouth. The origianl document was lost. All 41 of the adult male members on the Mayflower signed the Compact.
Website:http://www.allabouthistory.org/mayflower-compact.htm
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Mercantilism
They focused on the accumulation of gold and silver. The advantage was that they had less competition. A disadvantage was that they were spreading capital and opening markets.
Website:http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=813142
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Plymouth Colony
The tobacco economy began to develop in the late 1600s. The separatists were denied entry to the lucrative Dutch guilds and found it hard to support themselves.
Website:http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h522.html
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council. Has the features of a written constitution.
Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_Orders_of_Connecticut
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Culpeper's Rebellion
Popular uprising in the Albemarle section of Carolina to protest the British Navigation Acts. Led by John Culpeper and George Durant, the rebels imprisoned the deputy governor.
Website:http://www.answers.com/topic/culpeper-s-rebellion
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Glorious Revolution
Tension between king and parliament ran deep throughout the seventeenth century. Cromwell's death in 1659 created a political vacuum. The Restoration, however, did not settle the fundamental questions of power between king and Parliament.
Website:http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/quinn.revolution.1688
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English Bill of Rights
The bill was a precursor to the American Bill of Rights. The English elite had just succeeded in ousting the Catholic King James
Website:http://www.duhaime.org/LawMuseum/LawArticle-110/1689-The-English-Bill-of-Rights.aspx
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Salem Witch Trials
A group of girls had demons in them. A lady was hung and killed, after she was found guilty of being a witch.
Website:http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/salem.htm
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French and Indian War
It was a seven year war. The indians had been threatening the American Colonists. The British spent a great deal of money fighting the war.
Website:http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/French.html
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Albany Plan of Union
Albany was summoned by theBritish government. Increase colonial unity and improve the common defense against France.
Website:http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=668142
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First Great Awakening
A Christian revitalization movement. Left a permanent impact on American religion.
Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Great_Awakening
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Proclamation line of 1763
It marked the end of the French and Indian War. The ceded territory was marked by the Appalachian Mountains.
Website:http://www.ushistory.org/us/9a.asp
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Pontiac Rebellion
Begins when a confederacy of Native American warriors under Ottawa chief Pontiac attacks the British force at Detroit. Pontiac enlisted support from practically every Indian tribe from Lake Superior.
Website:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pontiacs-rebellion-begins
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Sugar/Revenue Act of 1764
The first tax on the American colonies imposed by the British Parliament. Their principle complaint was against taxation without representation.
Website:http://www.manhattanrarebooks-history.com/sugar_act.htm
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Sons of Liberty
A political group. Undertook the Boston Tea Party.
Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Liberty
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Stamp Act
Info: It was passed by the British Parliament.
It was used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier.
The actual cost was relatively small.
Website:http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm
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Virginia Resolves
A name applied to several sets of resolutions. 1765 the British Parliament had passed the Stamp Act.
Website:http://www.answers.com/topic/virginia-resolves
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Townshed Act
Was desinged to raise revenue to be used in part to support colonial governors. The agitation following enachment of the Townshed duties was less violent than the stirred up Stamp Act. Was based on the premise that taxes imposed on goods.
Website:http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/H/1994/ch3_p4.htm
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Boston Massacre
Was the killing of 5 colonists by British regulars. The first British troops arrived in Boston in October 1768. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts
Website:http://www.bostonmassacre.net/
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Gaspee Incident
The Gaspee was chasing a merchant ship believed to be smuggling goods. The British ordered a full investigation. The British tried to gain more control over the colonies.
Website:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/gaspee.htm
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Committees of Correspondance
Were shadow governments. Organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution.
Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_correspondence
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Tea Act
This tea was to be shipped directly to the colonies, and sold at a bargain price. Colonists in Philadelphia and New York turned the tea ships back to Britain.
Website:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm
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Boston Tea Party
The actual location of the Tea Party has a great historic significance. The War for Independence was actually beginning.
Website:http://www.boston-tea-party.org/
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Intolerable Act
The government spent immense sums of money on troops and equipment in an attempt to subjugate Massachusetts. Parliament repealed the duties, except for the one on tea.
Website:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm
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First Continental Congress
George Washington was the commander and chief. Each colony had appointed representatives. This colony had 44 delegates.
Website:http://www.sonofthesouth.net/revolutionary-war/political/continental-congress.htm
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Second Continental Congress
Congress approved the Olive Branch Petition. The king refused the Peitition. The moderate voice in the Continental Congress was dealt a serious blow.
Website:http://www.ushistory.org/us/10e.asp
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Decleration of Independence
The nation's most cherished symbol of liberty. Thomas Jefferson summarized the philosophy.
Website:http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html
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Articles of Confederation
It was adopted by the Continental Congress. The articles created a loose confederation. The present United States Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation on March 4, 1789.
Website:http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html
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Treaty of Paris
The treaty is named for the city in which it was negotiated and signed. The last page bears David Hartley's signature. Names are signed in alphabetical order.
Website:http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=6
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Land Ordinance of 1785
Was adopted by United States Congress. The Ordinance of 1784 was a resolution written by Thomas Jefferson.
Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Ordinance_of_1785
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Shay's Rebellion
Many farmers suffered from high debt. The police seased the farmers who could not pay their debt.
Website:http://www.ushistory.org/us/15a.asp
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Federalist/ Anti-Federalist Papers
Are a collection of articles. Written in opposition to the ratification of the 1787 United States Constitution.
Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Federalist_Papers
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Land Ordinance of 1787
Ordinance of 1787. Establishes governance for the Northwest Territories.
Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Ordinance_of_1787
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Constitutional Convention
Two ground rules would govern the convention proceedings. The Convention convened on May 25, 1787, at the State House. All states besides Rhode Island were represented.
Website:http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h368.html
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Whiskey Rebellion
Was a tax protest in the United States in 1789. Farmers who sold their grain in the form of whiskey had to pay a new tax.
Website:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_Rebellion
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