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The Making of America

  • Founding of Jamestown

    Founding of Jamestown

    Explorers landed on an island to start a new colony.
  • House of Burgesses

    House of Burgesses

    The first legislative assembly.
  • Founding of Plymouth

    Founding of Plymouth

    A group of men who started a colony and became pilgrims.
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    The first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
  • Fundamental Orders

    Fundamental Orders

    The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council.
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    A proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.
  • French & Indian War

    French & Indian War

    The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France.
  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

    A group that originated in North American British colonies.
  • Stamp Act Congress

    Stamp Act Congress

    It was the first gathering of elected representatives.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    An incident, in which British Army soldiers killed five male civilian.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    A political protest, where they dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
  • First Contineltal Congress

    First Contineltal Congress

    a convention of delegates from twelve colonies.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent.
  • State Constitutions

    State Constitutions

    In the United States, each state has its own constitution.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    Written by Thomas Paine.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    A document signed amongst the 13 original colonies.
  • Federalist Papers

    Federalist Papers

    A collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton.
  • Northwest Ordinance

    Northwest Ordinance

    An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States.
  • Delaware Ratifies

    Delaware Ratifies

    Delaware ratifies the constituion.
  • Constituional Convention

    Constituional Convention

    Used to address problems in American.
  • New Hampshire Ratifies

    New Hampshire Ratifies

    New Hampshire becomes the 9th state to be ratified.
  • Rhode Island Ratafies

    Rhode Island Ratafies

    A majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the documents over which they had labored.
  • Bill of Rights Ratified

    Bill of Rights Ratified

    Proposed to assuage the fears of Anti-Federalists who had opposed Constitutional ratification.