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A document guaranteeing basic political rights in England. Also called the Great Charter. Approved by King John
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Roanoke, the "Lost Colony", was sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh. It was founded on Roanoke Island, North Carolina.
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The colony of Jamestown, Virginia is founded by Captain John Smith. Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
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The House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in the New World.
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It was the 1st social contract in the New World. It helped establish the idea of self-government and majority rule.
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Roger Williams founded Providence, Rhode Island
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Were passed by England to regulate colonial commerce to suit English needs
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Bacon and his followers rebelled against the Massachusetts government when a war against the Native Americans was declined
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William Penn founded Pennsylvania for religious tolerance
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People were accused of being witches and put them on trial ultimately to their death
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The Great Awakening was a religious renewal movement through the colonies. People wanted Americans to go back to the religious roots that 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 we havee the 1st amendment to our Constitution. He was aquitted from charges that he spoke negatively about the government.
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Benjamin Franklin wrote the Albany Plan of Union 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 Mountains
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Britain passed the Sugar Act on the colonies in order to pay debts from the French and Indian War
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The Stamp and Quartering Acts were passed by Britain in the coloines that taxed certain goods and required colonists to house soldiers.
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These Acts were passed in the colonies in order to raise revenues for England. These were basically the other repealed acts combined.
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British soldiers fired into a Boston mob. They killed a black man by the name of Crispus Attucks.
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A group of people threw chests of tea into the harbor to protest 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 or 13 colonies met to discuss civil disobedience against Britain in response to the Intolerable Acts
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This was said by Patrick Henry at the Virginia convention
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Paul Revere, William Dawes, and William Prescott ride to warn the colonists that the British are coming
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These were the first battles of the American Revolution.
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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. It declared America's independence from Britain
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This was the turning point of the American Revolution. This battle, along with Benjamin Franklin, helped convince the French to support us in the Revolution.
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The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress as the first governement, though it had many weaknesses
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"I have not yet begun to fight"
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Generel Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, making the Battle of Yorktown the last battle of the American Revolution.
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This is the treaty that ended the American Revolution. It was signed by the US and Britain, recognizing America's independence
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Where delegates from different states came together in Philadelphia to draft the Constitution
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This Ordinance set the orderly pattern of growth for the United States and accelerated westward expansion
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George Washinton was elected President of the United States
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The Bill of Rights ws the reason all the states ratified the Constitution
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This was the rebellion by farmers over the tax on whiskey. It was deemed a just tax because the US passed it, not Britain
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to help make the slaves' work easier
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Washington gave a farewell address after deciding not to run for a 3rd term. This set a precedent for all the other presidents to follow and he warned against political parties and entangling foreign exchanges
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Established judicial review. The Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution
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Doubled the size of the US. Bought by Thomas Jefferson from France for $15 million
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Lewis and Clark, along with Sacagawea, explored the LA Territory for Jefferson. The expedition ended September 23, 1806
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Robert Fulton invented the steamboat
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The War of 1812 began. The three main causes were British interference with American shipping, allying with the Native Americans, and impressment of US sailors
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The Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key. It became America's national anthem
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It was written by Henry Clay. Missouri became a slave state while Maine became a free state. It also called for slavery to be banned from the Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36° 30'
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Announced by President Monroe, It was a policy of opposition to any European interference in the Western Hemisphere
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Indians were forced to walk the Trail of Tears from Georgia to Oklahoma because of the Indian Removal Act
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The telegraph line was invented by Samuel F. B. Morse
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Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton held the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights in Seneca Falls, NY
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Created by Henry Clay. Stated that California would be admitted as a free state and the slave trade in Washington D.C. would be abolished. However, the Fugitive Slave Act was also put into effect
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was published
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A Supreme Court case where it was ruled that since Scott couldn't sue since he was a slave. The Supreme Court also ruled that legislation such as the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
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Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States
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7 Souhtern states seceded from the Union to form the Confederacy. They elected Jefferson Davis as President
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The Civil War started at the Battle of Ft. Sumter
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The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War
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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln. It freed all the slaves in the Confederate territory
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The Gettysburg Addres was delivered by Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg, PA on November 19. It is considered as one of the greatest speeches of all time
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General Robert Lee surrendered his army of Confederate troops at the Appomatox Court House in Virginia
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Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes booth in Ford's Theater. Lincoln died the next day
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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery
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The 14th Amendment stated that all people born in the United States were citizens and had the same rights, but this amendment did not include black suffrage
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The 15th Amendment stated that citizens could not be stopped from voting on account of race or color
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Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross
