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It was the first legislative and democratic government in America. To be apart you have to be a white, land-owning man. -
People wanted to move to Maryland because of religious toleration. This included Catholics, Quakers, Protestants, Jews, and Puritans. -
This had to do with ocean travel. The British parliament said that only English ships could travel to English land. So, this caused the colonist's trade to be limited and only the English could sell products. -
This was a war between colonists in Massachusetts and Connecticut and the Wampanoag Indians. The Indians lost and King Phillip was killed. -
This was a bloodless revolution, meaning no one died. James II was overthrown in England and William and Mary took his place. -
It was established to limit the powers of the monarchy. The Parliament still had some power. -
Two women, Betty and Abigail accused people of being witches. In 1692, they accused 2 dozen. They never suffered any consequences even after people didn't believe in the witches anymore. -
Reverend Francis Le Jau was against slavery and spoke out about it. He saw slavery and death around him in Charles Town, Carolina. -
The Stono Rebellion was a slave revolt that began on 9 September 1739, in the colony of South Carolina. It was the largest enslaved rebellion in the Southern Colonies, with 25 colonists and 35 to 50 Africans killed. -
It was formed in response to the British Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts. -
He was born in 1775. He attended Harvard and was a pioneer in employing women. -
This was the famous 'shot heard 'round the world'. It also marked the start of the American War of Independence. -
This was a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution. It was held in Philadelphia and they appointed generals for the war. -
The British won the battle but it still encouraged the revolutionary cause. The battle was misnamed because the Americans marched past Bunker Hill and fortified Breed's instead. The British map caused confusion by mixing up the two hills. -
Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. -
They stated that we are not a "nation" but a "firm league of friendship". -
The Battle was fought to weaken British attempts to wrest the southern colonies from American control. The battle had lasted under an hour and was a total victory for the Americans. -
Thomas Jefferson did not like the idea of white and black people being equal. He believes that black people should be separated from whites because they are not capable of thinking like white men. -
He wrote that social quality can be improved if people are treated equally, meaning slaves. This was called "Causes of the Variety of Complexion and Figure in the Human Society". -
This was significant because it was the first time that slaves took over the country. The French were forced back to Spain. -
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This increased slavery because the cotton could be processed faster and farmers could increase production. -
A group of Virginia slaves planned a revolt. In response the slave owners imposed strict rules like separate quarters, no church, and no education. -
Louis and Clark discovered present-day Oregon and claimed the Pacific Ocean. -
This was caused by the United States wanting to remain neutral while still having foreign trade. The British ended up taking over the US ships and this caused conflict. -
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem). He was inspired by soldiers raising a flag with Broad stripes and bright stars to celebrate a victory at Baltimore's Fort McHenry against British forces. -
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French Emperor. He was defeated in 1814. -
This was a peace treaty between the United States and Great Britain. This ended the war of 1812. -
Cyrus Hall McCormick, an inventor with no formal education, created the mechanical reaper. This invention brought the power to grain harvesting. -
The steel plow was invented by John Deere. This made plowing prairie soil faster and more efficient.