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