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Magna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215, and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions that omit certain temporary provisions, including the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority.
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Roanoke first sediment but it failed
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Was a settlement located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony
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First representative assembly in New World , elected July 30 at Jamestown, VA
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The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists, later together known to history as the Pilgrims, who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower.
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Providence was first settled in June 1636 by Roger Williams, and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies of the United States.
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Regulated colonial commerce to suit English needs
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Bacon and his followers rebelled against Massachusetts government when a war agaist the native americand
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He founded pennsylvania for religious tolerance
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people were accused of being witches and put on trial them ultimately to their death
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the great awakening was a religious renewal movement through the colonies. People wanted Americas to go back to the religious roots thet brought them to america
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Benjamin Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanac
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The Zenger Trial is the reason that we won have de 1st amandment to our Constitution. He was aquitted from charges that spoke negatively about the government
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Benjamin Franklin wrote the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 in order to organize the colonies
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the french and indian war began
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Forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mnts.
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Britain passed the Sugar Act on the colonists in oreder to pay debts from the French and Indian war
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The Stamp and Quartering Acts was passed by britain in the colonies that taxed certain goods and required colonists to house british soilders
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These Acts were passed in the colonies in order to raise revelues for england.
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British soilders fired into a group of colonists, killing four and crispus attackus. this was used as Anti-British propaganda
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Colonists dressed as Native Amerians threw 372 chest of tea in the boston harborin protest of the Tea Act
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Britain passed the intolerable acts to punish the colonies for the boston Tea Party
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12 of the 13 colonies met to discuss civil disobedience against britain in response to the Intolerable Acts
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this was by patrick henry in the virginia convention
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Paul Revere, William Dawes, and William Prescott ride to warn colonists that the british are coming
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Thomas Paine wrote common sense to promote independence as the right path to take
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this document, written by Thomas Jefferson, was approved on july 4, 1776
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Was te turning point of the revolution.
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The articles of Confedration were adopted by the continental Congress at the first government
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"i have not yet begun to fight"
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Cornwallis surrended at yorktown. Making it hte last major battle in the revolution
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This treaty ended the revolution
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This Ordinance set the orderly pattern of groth for the U.S. and accelerated westward expansion
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George Washington elected 1st president of the U.S.
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The Bil of Rights was the reason all the states ratified the Constitution
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this was the rebelion by farmers over the taxs on wiskey.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
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Washington gave a farewell adress after deciding not to run for a 3rd term.this set a precedent for all the presidents to follow and he warned against political parties and entangling foreing alliances
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Established Judicial Review. The supreme court has the final say in interrupting the constitution.
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Doubled the size of the U.S. Bought by Thomas Jefferson from france for $15 million
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Lewes and Clark, along with Sacagewea, explored the LA territoty for Jefferson. The expedition ended november 23, 1806
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Robert Fulton invented the steam boat
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The war of1812 bagan. three main causes were british interference with American Shipping, allying with the native americans, and impressment of the U.S. sailors
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Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner
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Said there was no more Europear colonization of the americans and the U.S. was a protector of latin america. This distingushed the U.S. asaworld power
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Jackson's Indian Removal Act forced the cherokees on to the trail of tears
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Samuel F.B. Morse invented the telegraph
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Women's Right's convention led by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Candy Stanton.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book
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Decided that slaves did not become free in a free state because they were not citizens
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Abraham Lincoln elected president
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Jefferson Davis was the president of the confedetare States of America
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Battle was signified the begining of the civil war
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this was the bloodiest battle of the civil war
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Lincoln issues this speech freeing all slaves in areas still in rebellion
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Lincoln's famous speech after the battle of Gettysburg
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Robert E. Lee surended at appomatox Courthouse
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The 13th amendmet oficialy abolished slavery
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provided citizenship for all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
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Marking race no bar for votin rights
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Clara Barton Founded the red cross
