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roanoke island
roanoke island,off north carolina coast;settlers were not to be found -
jamestown
jamestown,first permanent english settelment in the "new world" -
house of burgers
house of burgesses was the first represenative assembly in new world,elected in july 30 at jamestown,VA -
mayflower compact
signed nov. 11,was agreement to forma self-government.
1/2 of colonists died during harsh winter -
roger williams
roger williams founded porvidence,RI in june,as a democratically ruled colony with seperation with state and chucrh -
navigation act
british paraliment passed first navagation act dec. 1,to suit english needs and regulate colonial commerce -
nathaniel bacon
he led planters against autocratic british gov. -
witchcraft delusion
alleged witches executed by special court -
benjamin franklin
published the first poor richard's almanack.
published annuallyuntil 1757. -
john peter zinger
zinger was aquired of libel aug. 5 in NY after criticizing the brittish governor in office -
french and indian war
began when french occupied Ft. Duquesne. British moved acadian french from nova scotia to loisiana -
sugar act
placed duties on lumber,foodstuffs,molasses,and rum in colonies, to pay french and indian war debts. -
stamp act
enacted by parliament mar. 22 required revenue stamps to help fund royal troops. -
townshend acts
levied taxes on glass,painter's lead,paper,and tea in 1770 all duties were repleated except on tea, -
boston massacre
british soldiers fired into boston mod,killing5 including crispus attacuks -
bill of rights
submitted to states,sept.25,went into effect dec.15 -
washington's fairwell address
warned against permanent alliances with foreigen powers,big public debt,large military debt -
missouri compromise
bill passed by congress,slavery was allowed in missouri,but not west of the mississippi river. -
monroe doctrine
opposing eourpean intervention in the americas -
"trail of tears"
cherokee indians forced to walk the "trail of tears" from georgia to oklahoma starting in october -
samuel f.b morse
first message over first telegraph sent may 24 by ventor samuel -
quartering act
required colonists to house british troops,went into effect mar 24 -
cotton gin
eli whitney invented cotton gin,reviving southern slavery