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Jan 15, 1215
magna Carta
an english charter that required king john of England to proclaim certain liberties and accept that his will was not arbitary -
Jamestown colony
The first settlement of the Virginia colonies of the English -
House of Burgesses
First meeting was on july 30th, 1619. They were the first assembly of elected representatives of england colonists in the North Americas -
plymouth colony
An English colony in North America. the first settlement was in new plymouth -
fundamental adress of connecticut
escribes the government set up by the connecticut river towns.
has the features of a written constitution -
culpepers rebellion
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Glorious Revolution
also known as the revolution of 1688. It was the overthrowing of king James II of England by a union of English Parlament -
English Bill of Rights
a restatement in statutory form of thdeclaration of right presented by convention parllament to Willam and Mary -
Salem witch trials
county court trials to prosicute people accused of witch craft. 19 coloniests were hung to death -
federalist/ anti federalist papers
anti federalist papers are a collection of articles writtenin opposition of ratification
federalist papers were a series of articles promting ratification -
First great awakening
a christian revitalization movement that swept protestant european british america -
French Indian war
also known as the seven year war this war erupted world wide conflict -
alany plan of union
benjam franklin proposed it. it was early attempt to unify the colonies -
pontiacs rebelion
a war that was launched by a lose confederation of native american tribes from the great lake region -
proclemation line of 1763
closed of the Frontier to colony expansion. Was done to calm the fears of the indians -
Revenue act of 1764
first tax on the american colonies imposed by british parliament to raise revenue in colonists customs service -
Stamp Act
A tax imposing on all american colonists and required them to pay taxes on every piece of pritend paper -
Virginia Resolves
a series of resolvtions passed by the virginia general assembly in response ti the stamp act -
townsend act
imposed a series of taxes on all goods imperted into the US -
Boston Massacre
the killing of 5 colonists by British Regulars. -
Gaspee Incidents
the burning of the British cutter the Gaspee -
comittee of correspondence
shadow government organized by the patriot leaders of the 13 colonies -
Tea act
objective was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the finantualy troubled -
Boston Tea Party
a group of colonists board a shipe and destroy the tea by trowing it in to the bostoon harbor after the British refused to give them their taxed tea -
Sons of liberty
they participated in the boston tea party, samule adams and John Handcok were members. -
whiskey rebellion
a tax protest in the US during the presidentcy of George Washington -
Intolerable act
also know as the coercive acts these multiple acts passed triggered an out rageg in the colonies -
First contental congress
convention of delegates from 12 british colonies that met at carpenters hall in Phillidelphia early in the Revolution -
Edenton tea party
protest of 51 women in the response of the tea act -
Second continental congress
convention of 13 colonies that met in phillidelphia soon after the Revolutionary war began -
Mecklenburg resolves
a list of statements reputed to have been introduced in mecklenburg county -
Halifax resolves
aresolution adopted by the fourth provinical congress that helped pave the way for the us decleration of independence -
Decleration of Independence
Stated that the 13 colonies of the new world were independent states. Acomitte was assembled to draft the final copy. -
Articles of Confederation
an agrement among 13 founding states that legally establised the USA as a confederation of sovergin status -
Treaty of Paris
ended the american revolutionary war and allowed Americans western expansion -
land ordnace of 1785
its goal was to raise money through the sale of land -
Shay's Rebellion
an armed uprising that too place in central and western massachusetts over financual dificulties -
land ordnance of 1787
also know as the northwest ordnace and was an act of the congress of confederation -
Constitutional convention
Adressed problems in governing the USA which had been operating under the articles of confederation following the independence to the british
