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In May of 1607 colonitsts from England landing in Virginia and made a settlement named Jamestown which was one of the first big settlements in the US.
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Nathaniel Bacon led a revolt against officials in Jamestwon for not focusing on Indians and it led to Berkley fleeing and it was one of the first significant rebellions.
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This awkening was led by preachers like Jonathan Edwards and created a focus on the church and an increase in puritan ideals that was the first big religious movement in the colonies
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British colonies and the British fought the French and indians that led to the taxation of the colonists by the British.
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Natvie American rebellion led by Pontiac against the colonies after policies were passed that didn't favor the natives. This was one of the first native american rebellions.
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The sugar and stamp acts put a tax on sugar and legal documents. This fueled some of the first revolutionary thoughts.
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The declaratory act was made by England to say that they were still the rulers of the colonists and that the colonists had to do what they said.
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The twonshend act was a set of rules that were meant to make Britain more money. This led to more of the acts being passed.
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The boston tea party was one of the first major colonists protest against England to protest the Tea Act and it was passed in order to help the Brititish-Indian tea company.
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The coercive act was passed to punish the colonists for the boston tea party. This showed the colonists that the British were still in control.
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The american revolution was the war between the British and colonists that led to Americans being seperate from England.
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This was a document written by thomas jefferson and said that we were going to become idependent from England.
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This was a turning point in the American Revolution because it marked when the Americans truly had a chance to become independent.
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This was the last battle of the revolution and led to the surrender of the British and the overall freedom of the colonists.
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This was the treaty that was passed at the end of the revolution to settle what everyone would be rewared or lost
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This was passed to set new boundaries and to enforce new areas where the colonist could settle.
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This was a rebellion by rural people to protest certain laws passed by the government, but it was put down by George Washington.
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This was when the Consituiton was finally passed and formed our first successful government system.
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This was a rebellion fought over the tax on whiskey by the US government that many people wanted to be overturned
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This was the date that Jefferson was elected president and his presidencey included the purchase of the Louisiana Purchase
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This treaty ended the war of 1812 which helped the US with gaining additional territory.
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The missouri compromise allowed certain states to be free while others were going to still be slave states.
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This was a demand made of Monroe that said nobody could settle in the US and other areas in the Americas
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This was when Andrew Jackson was elected president and it was significant because he was considered to be a representative of the common man.
