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Apr 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Granted rights to the nobles and the freeman. -
Roanoke Island Discovered
The first settlement of the new wolrd. Was a complete fail, they vanished of the face off the earth some say. -
Jamestown
Was the first english settlement in the new world known as virgina now. -
The House of Burgesses
It was the first representative assembly that was offical and lasted. -
The Mayflower Compacct
Pilgrims decided to make their own form of goverment since rules didn't apply where they were. -
Rhode island founded by Roger William
Roger Wiliam founded and made this settlement with seperation of a church and state charter granted. -
Navigation act
Brithsh parliementpassed this act to satify british needs. -
Bacon's Rebellion
A guy named Bacon wanted to have a war with the indians but his goverment refused so he rebeled. -
Pennsylvania Founded
William Penn make a deal with a bunch of indians and bought land. They were the first erman colonist in america. -
Salem Witch Trials
people were acused of being witchs so without trial court they were execucuted. -
The Great Awakening
the less richer people statrted riotingin philadelphia, it was all about reilgon. -
Poor Richard's Almanac
Benjamin Franklin published the book poor richard's
amlmanac. -
The Zenger Trial
I was a trial that if it wasent for this trial there would be no asmendment it the constitution. -
The Albany Plan of union
The was a statement that helped the colonist organising them and helping them out. -
The French and indian war
It was a war between the french and the indians. -
The Proclamation of 1753
It was proclomation saying that said colonist were forbiden to settle west of the apalachion mountains. -
The Stamp and Quartering act
A stamp that said britan soilders can be foused incolonist homes and the colonists also get taxed on their goods. -
The sugar act
It was an act that said sugar will now a have a tax because britan needed money from the past war. -
The Townshend acts
This act ws pased so that britan could raise revenues for england. -
The Boston Massacre
British soliders shot colonist and killed four of them, this was used as propaganda. -
The Boston Tea Party
colonist dressed as native americans and went inta a boat and destroyed of the tea since there was a task on them. -
Intolerable acts
This was here for the punishment of the boston tea party. -
1rst Continential Congress
12 of the 13 colonies met to describe the civil disobediance against britan. -
"Give me Liberty or give me Death"
Patrick Henry said this at the virgina covention. -
Paul Rever's Midnight Ride
Paul rode at night to tell everybody that the british were coming. -
Commen Sence
Thomas Paine wrote this -
Declaration of Independence
Is the document thst says americans have their independence for britan. -
The battle of Saratoga
Was the turning point of the war that made a huge change. -
The articles of confederation
It was articles that were adopted by the first goverment. -
John Paul JOnes defeats the serapis
He Yells "I have not yet to begun" -
Surender at yorktown
This was the last battle of the war that cornwallis surenderd at. -
The Treaty of paris
a treaty that ended the war. -
The Northwest ordinance adopted by the contiental congress
thsi acelerated the growth pattern for the united states. -
George washington elected the 1rst president
He was a genral and then became the first pesident of the united states -
Bill of Rights went into effect
The bill of right had gone into effect and started being used -
Whiskey Rebellion
A rebellinon happened beacuse there was a tax on whiskey. -
The cotton gin
Eli Whintey made a gin the got the seeds out of cotton -
Washington's farewell adress
It was a note warning everybody not to entangle with forein alliandces. -
Marybury v. Madison
It established judical reveiw, the supreme court had the final say in this. -
The louisiana purchase
This 15 milion purchase doubled the size of the u.s. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
lewis and clark found and maped the unexplored territory -
Steamboat invented
Robert invented the steamboat -
The war of 1812
It was a war that happened in 1812 with british and americans -
The star spangled Banner
a song that represents america made by francis scott key -
Monroe doctrine
Astablished that us was now a world power -
Trail of tears
A trail of native amreicans being led out of there homes -
Telegraph Invented
Samuel F.B Morse invented the telegraph -
The senaca falls
IT was a women's rights conventionthat helped the whole cuase of womens rights -
Uncle Tom's cabin
Abook of slavery made by harriet beacher stove -
Dred Scott decision
Decided that slaves in a would not be free if there not a citzen