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The war was therefore one fought by small field armies. Many of the enlisted men were farm boys as were most of the americans. Others were unemployed persons from the urban slums. -
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james town was the permanent English settlement in north america and was and was established on may 14, 1607 -
The middle passage was the forced voyage of the African Americans across the Atlantic ocean, they would be enslaved to do labor. -
the pilgrims set sail for the new world in 1620 and there was about 100 of them -
the first English emigrants were as small group of Puritan separatists but they were called the pilgrims and they arrived in Plymouth in 1620 and then tel years later there were a couple groups of people and with the help of the natives the colonists soon got the hang of farming, fishing and hunting, and Massachusetts prospered. -
The first English settlers known as Pilgrims was sent and founded the "Plymouth Colony" in 1620. Ten years later more settlers came and formed Massachusetts. Overtime the people wanted to form their own colonies; Connecticut was formed, Rhode Island, and later Hampshire. -
one of the English settlements settled in 1630 they were also doing some trading. -
they mad most of there money from selling whole for clothes and more. they also made money from selling some food and that is how they made there money. -
The awakening was a rush of religious revival in the colonies from western Europe in 1720 to 1740. The reason of this revival was the secularization of society and nature of god. -
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America. Also the first military action of Washington’s life resulted in the deaths of 13 enemy soldiers and launched the French and Indian War. -
The Stamp Act contributed much to the spirit and organization of unity that was a necessary prelude to the struggle for independence a decade later In addition to non importation agreements among colonial merchants. -
On march 5,1770 a crowd of colonist were having a skirmish with the british troops and after a while the troops had shot the colonist. which was then known as the boston massacre. -
Dec 16, 1776 a group of american patriots dressed up as Indians and went to the Boston harbor and dumped 342 chests of tea in the ocean. -
the first English settlement was in 1587. and a groupe of 91 men 17 women and 9 kids were led by Walter Raleigh and they settled on islands. -
The march back to Boston was a genuine ordeal for the British with Americans continually firing on them from behind roadside houses barns trees and stone walls. And also New Englanders to join forces and begin the Siege of Boston, resulting in its evacuation by the British the following March. -
That time the Congress had already taken long steps toward severing ties with Britain. On july 19 the Congress ordered the document to be engrossed as the unanimous declaration of the thirteen united states of america. -
The continental army was reorganized and it emerged the following June as a well-disciplined and efficient fighting. Alsothe american failures at the nearby battles of brandywine and germantown washington led 11,000 regulars to take up winter quarters at valley. -
He would fool Clinton into thinking the Continentals were planning to attack new york while instead sneaking away to the south. Also the outcome in york town virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the american revolution. -
The Articles gave the Congress no power to enforce its requests to the states for money or troops. Also in revealing their own weaknesses the articles paved the way for the constitutional convention of 1787. -
Oliver ellsworth and roger sherman among others in what is sometimes called the connecticut. Also the powers of the federal executive and judiciary were enumerated and the constitution was itself declared to be the supreme law of the land. -
Besides being axioms of government the guarantees in the bill of rights have binding legal force acts of congress. And it provides that no person shall be compelled to testify against himself and forbids the taking of life liberty or property. -
President jefferson had instructed lewis to make observations of latitude and longitude and to take detailed notes about the soil climate. Also their attempt to prevent the expedition from continuing upstream nearly turned into violents. -
Under the primary terms of the treaty, American maritime commerce was given trading privileges in England. Also as war loomed brock sought to augment his meagre regular and canadian militia forces with Indian allies. -
The tallmadge amendment prohibited the further introduction of slaves into Missouri and provided for emancipation. Even although the compromise measures appeared to settle the slavery extension issue john quincy adams noted in his diary. -
The Mission San Antonio de Valero housed missionaries and their Native American converts. Also the victory ensured the success of texan independence santa anna. -
The california gold rush peaked in 1852 and by the end of the decade it was over. And the massive influx gave rise to numerous cities and towns with san francisco.