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Apr 14, 1215
Magna Carta
"Great Charter,''a document that guranteed basic political rights in England, aproved by King John. -
Roanoke Island
"Lost colony" -
James Town
The first perminant English settlment. -
House of Burgesses
The first representative assemblyin the new world. -
Mayflower Compact
An agreement to form a self-government. -
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island
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Navigation Act
Regulating colonial commerce to suit English needs. -
Bacon Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led planters against British gov. -
William Penn
HE signed the Treaty with delaware indians and made payment for Pennsylvania. -
Witchcraft delusion at salem
Alleged witches executed by special court. -
Great awakening
religious movement -
Poor Richard's Almanak
Benjamin Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanak. -
Zenger Trial
Editor John Peter Zenger was trialed for criticizing the British govenor. -
French and Indian War
It began when the french occupied Ft. Duquesne. -
Proclamation of 1763
didnt let the colonist settle anywhere west of the Appalachian Mts. -
Sugar act
Taxes to pay off war debt. -
Stamp act
helped pay troops -
Quartering act
Required colonist to house british troops. -
Townshend acts
Levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper and tea. -
Boston massecre
When british troops fired on un-armed people. -
Boston tea party
colonist dressed up like indians and dumped a bunch of tea into the water to protest the tea tax. -
intolerable acts
They were acts to punish the colonist for the "Bosyon Tea Party". -
British are comeing!
Paul Revere and Williams Dawes road tho alert Patriots that the British were comeing. -
Common Sense
A famouse Pamphlet that incouraged people to fight for there independance. Author was Thomas Paine. -
Declaration of Independance
The colonies declared their independance from Britain. -
Saratoga
The turning point in the Revolution.British surrendered 5,000 men. -
articals of confederation
outlined the form of government of the new US. -
John Paul Jones
Famous Naval hero. -
Cornwallis surrendered
Washington and Rochambeau attacked near williamsburg -
Paris peace treaty
britain signed it reconizing American independance. -
Constitutional convention
In philidelphia, washinton presided; constitution accepted by delagates. -
Northwest ordinance
Made rules for statehood -
George washington 1st president
Washington was elected as the first president. -
Bill of rights
The bill of rights submitted to the states. -
Monroe Doctrine
Opposed European intervention in the Americas.Enunciated by Pres. Monroe. -
Trail of tears
Native American tribes were forced away form their homes to indian territory. -
1st Telegraph
The first message over Telegraph line by inventor Samuel F.B Morse. -
Women's rights Convention
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the Seneca Falls, NY, Women's rights Convention. -
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay admitted California as 31st state, forbidded slavery. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Toms Cabin". -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The Surpreme Court ruled against Dred Scott when the sued for his Freedom. -
16th Prestident
Abraham Lincoln was elected president in a 4 -way race. -
Comfederate states of america
Comfederate states of america is formed with Jefferson Davis as president. -
Ft. Sumter
The first battle of the civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all the slaves that were still rebelling. -
Battle Antietam
The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War. -
Gettysburg
Union forces won a major victory in Gettysburg. -
Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. -
13th amendment
Abolished slavery. -
Appomattox Court House
Gen. Rodert E, Lee surrendered 27,800 Confederate troops to Gen. Grant at the Appomattox Court House. -
Lincoln assasinated
Lincoln was shot in a theater by John Wilkes Booth.