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Roanaoke
Lost Colony -
James Town
First Permannt english settlement -
House of Burgesses
First representive assembly -
Mayflower Compact
Formed the first self government -
Roger Williams
Founded Provinence of Rhode Island -
Navigation Act
Suited english needs -
William Penn
Mad payments for Pennsylivania -
Witchcraft delusion
Alleged witches executed by special court. -
Great Awakening
Riots, religion, revival began -
John Peter Zenger
He found Zengers Trial -
French and Indian War
Began when French occupied Ft. Duquesne. British moved Acadian French from Nova Scotia To Louisiana. -
Sugar Act
Placed duties on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and run in colonies, to pay French and Indian War debts. -
Stamp Act
Required revenue stamps to help fund royal troops. -
Quartering Act
Requiring colonist to house british troops, went into effect on march 24. -
Townshend Acts
Levied taxes on glass, painters, lead, paper, and tea. In 1770 all duties except the tea were repealed. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fired on Mar 5 into boston mob, killed 5 including Crispus Attucks, a black man, reportedly leader of group; later called Boston Massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
Protest the tea tax. -
Intolerable Acts
Of Parliment curtaled Massachusetts self-rule barred use of Boston Harbor will tea was paid for. -
Continental Congress
Held in Philidilphia, called for civil disobedience against british. -
Patrick Henry
Addressed Virginia convention. "Give me liberty or give me death" -
Lexington and Concord
Beginning of the Revoloutionary War. -
Common Sense
Famous pro-independence pamphlet by Thomas Paine, quickly sold 100,000 copies. -
Decleration Of Independence
Written my Tomas Jefferson. -
Articles of Confederation
adopted by Continental congress. -
Saratoga
Turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
John Paul Jones
On the Bonhomme, Richard defeated Serapis in British North Sea waters. -
Yorktown
George Washington Led this war. It also was a decived victory by a combined assult of american forces. -
Treaty Of Paris
Regonizing American independence. And britian also signed it -
Constitutional convention
Opened in Philidelphia may 25th with washington presiding . -
Northwest Ordinance
Adoptedjuly 13th by continental congress for northwest territory, north of Ohio River, west of New York; made rules for statehood. -
George Washington
Chosen President by all electors voting. -
Bill Of Rights
Submitted to states. -
Cottin Gin
Reviving Southern slavery. -
Washingtons Farewell Address
Warned against permanent alliances with forign powers, big public debt, large military establishment, and devices of "small, artful, enterprising minority." -
Louisisana Purchase
Doubled U.S. area. -
Lewis and Clark
expidition ordered by Pres. Thomas Jefferson to explore what is now northwest -
Robert Fulton
made the first pratical steamboat trip; left New York city. -
War of 1812
had 3 main causes. britain ciezed U.S. ships trading with
France. Britian had seized 4,000 naturalized U.S. sailors by 1810. Britian armed Indians. who raided western border. -
"The Star Spangled Banner"
British fleet failed, which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to "Star Spangled Banner". -
Missouri Compromise
Bill passed my congress, Mar 3. Slavery was allowed in Missouri, but not west of the mississipi river. -
Monroe Doctrine
Opposing European intervention in the Americas, enunciated by Pres. James Monroe. -
Trail Of Tears
Cherokee Indians forced to walk the Trail Of Tears from Georgia to Oklahoma starting in October. -
First Telegraph Line
Ventor Samuel F.B. Morse from washington to Baltimore. -
14th Amendment
Providing for citizenship of all persons born or naturalized in U.S. -
15th Amendment
Making race no bar to voting rights. -
Clara Barton
Founded the red cross.
