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Jamestown Settled
Approximately one hundred English settlers, all of them men, disembarked around Chesapeake Bay. They called the place Jamestown. -
First of Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts were several laws passed in the 1600's by the English Parliament. Their purpose was to protect English trade. -
Stamp Act
A tax that was forced upon all American colonists and made them pay a tax for every piece of printed paper they used. -
Declaration of Independence
Day the 13 American colonies became independent states and separated from the British Empire. -
Articles of Confederation
Written documentation that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. -
Constitution
Fundamental law of the United States -
War of 1812
Caused by the British trying to diminish US trades, the Royal Navy, and America's desire to own more land. -
Missouri Compromise
Compromise that made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state to keep a balance. -
Monroe Doctrine
an American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers
