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A Document for midevil england, also means the great charter.
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was founded on Roanoke Island, off North Carolina coast, settlers found to have vanished, 1590.
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John smith and 105 others landed on Virginia coast, and started the first permanent English settlement.
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the first representative assembly.
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English North American colonys brought by Dutch to Jamestown, slavery legally recognized in 1650.
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Puritan separatists, left Plymoth on the Mayflower.
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Signed an agreement to form a self government on November 11 1620
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Pilgrims reached Cape Cod on November 19 1620
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103 passengers landed at plymoth on december 26 1620
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Founded Rode Island, as a democraticly ruled colony with seperation of church and state.
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British passes forst Navigation Act to regulate colonil commerce to suit Englands needs.
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Led a rebelion agenst the British Government.
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William Penn signed a treaty with the Delawear indians and made payments for Pennsylvania lands.
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20 alleged witches were exicuted in Salem, MA
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Published by Benjamin Franklin annualy untill 1757
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an editor who was acquitted of libel after criticizing the British governer"s conduct in office.
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Famous sermon "sinners at the hands of an angry God," deliverd at Enfield, MA, A Major figure in the Great Awakening.
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war began when French occupied Ft. Daquesnc (Pittsburgh).
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British placed taxes on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and rum to pay off war depts.
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Required revenue stamps to fund royal troops.
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Required the colonys to house British Troops.
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Levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea. All British taxes (except for tea) were repealed by 1770
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British troops fired into a mob, killing 5 including Cispus Attucks.
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Cargo ships burned and cargo thrown overboard to protect the tea tax. Dec 14-16
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Banned use of Boston harbor till tea was paid for.
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Rode Island Abolished Slavery
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Held in Philadalphia Spe 5- Oct 26, called for civil disobediance against British.
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Said by Patric Henery at the virginia convention.
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Paul Revere rode to warn patriots The British were coming to concord.
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Famous pro independance pamphlet by Thomas Paina, was published Jan 10, quickly sold around 100,000 copies
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Washingron defeated cornwallice at princton in january 3.
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Defeated sepritans in british sea waters.
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British cabinet agreed to recognize americas independance.
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Britian, and U.S. signed a Peace treaty, Spe 3, recognizing American independance.
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a rebelion of debt ridden farmers in massachusetts, failed.
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Washington re elected into office with John Adams as vice Presedent
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Bill of Rights is submitted to states. Put into effect in December 15.
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Invented by Eli whitley.
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Spain ceded Florada to U.S.
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opposing Euopean inervention in the americas.
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Nat Turner led a slave rebelion in virginia
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Charokee indians forced to move from Georgia to Oklahoma.
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First message sent through a telegraph by inventor Samuel F.B. Morse from Washington to Baltimore
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After border clash, U.S. declared war.
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Gold discoverd in california, 80,000 prospectors imigrated in 1849.
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Henry Clay's compromise admiterd California as the 31st state, with slavery forbiden, Utah and Mexico territories made fugitive slave act more harsh and ended theColumbian slave trade.
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Uncle Tom's cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Published in 1852.
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Providing for Gadson purchas strip of land.
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Republican party formed at Ripon, allowed slavery to be voted upon.
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Held slaves do not become free in a free state.
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Brown and 21 others seized U.S. armory at Harpers Ferry, Brown was captured and hung for treason.
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Confederate states capture Ft. Sumter.
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Homested atc allowed free land to settlers.
Land grant act (july 7) provided public land sale benifeted agricultural education. -
Freeing all slaves still in rebellion.
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Shoot by John Wilks Booth at Ford's Theater.
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All of the last rebel troops surrendered at appomatox court house.
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Abolished slavery.
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citizenship for all persons born or naturilized in U.S.
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Race is no bar to voting rights.
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Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross