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Jamestown was established on this day, and it was the beginning of British exapansion in North America. Source: none
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First Africans seized from a slave ship were brought to North America. They grew tobaccao, and farmed. This began slave labor in America and later led to racial slavery
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led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. Caused by political changes and not allowing Bacon to be in fur trade and attacks by Deog Indians
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1739-44, these were religous revivals which claimed that people were generally bad and only a few are saved. It was important because it brought back Religous importance in lives of Americans Source: Wikipedia
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1756-63, It was a war between British America and the French and Indians, British won. This was important because British remained a important power in the US until the American Revolution
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1763-66, It was a retaliation against the british by Indians in the Great Lakes area, the indians were dissatisfied by British postwar policies
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This tax fixed the molasses act by reducing the price of it to half and enforcing it more; it was repealed in 1766
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It was a direct tax and it required documents to written on special stamped paper; it was repealed in 1766
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It repealed the sugar and stamp act, however it stated that parilment had power over the colonies to tax, etc.
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These acts were for raising money from colonies to pay governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain. It created even more resentment towards Great Britain.
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American patriots dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the boston harbor. This caused the British to pass the Intolerable Acts.
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These were a series of laws imposed on the residents of Massachusettes in direct response to the Boston tea party. This led to the Inpendence war https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-british-empire-and-the-colonial-crisis-1754-1775-6/the-tea-party-and-the-coercive-acts-1770-1774-62/the-coercive-acts-379-9571/
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The battle of Saratoga was decisive win for the Americans during the war of Independence. It was the turning point of the war for the Americans
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Washington was the first president of the US and he was inaugurated one year after the constitution was ratified. It was signifcant because it showed America was finally a developing country
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This was a protest against the first tax to be imposed on a local product. However, the Rebellion was put down showing the strength of the constitution.
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These acts were for protecting the US from dangerous Aliens. However, the federalists used it in order to stop the Democratic-Republican Party Source: Wikipedia
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Jefferson was elected as the 3rd president of the US. It was important because he was the first Democratic-Republican to be elected. John Adams only served for one term. Source: Wikipedia
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This purchase from France nearly doubled the size of the US. It was signifcant becasue now settlers could expand farther west and it helped keep out European was settling there Source: Wikipedia
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1807-1809 --> This Act made any exportation from the US illegal. It was sponsered by Jefferson and passed by congress. However, this had detrimental effects to the economy. Source: Wikipedia
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This act replaced the Embargo Act. This act only forbade trade with France and Britain. This act was later replaced by Macon's Bill No. 2. Source: Wikipedia
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It was a compromise that created a line which defined that slave states were below that line. Missouri was going to be slave and Maine became a free state. This compromise only kept peace for a few years till the next conflict occured Source: none
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It was a Doctrin written by Monroe which stated that any European power intefering in America while be seen as a hostile action. This doctrine showed that America was expressing its power.
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Jackson appealed to the common man and he easily beated Adams. He was the first president to use the power of veto soo much. Source: wikipedia
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This Rebellion was important because it one of the only rebellion's with white deaths. Before this Rebellion slave owner's in Virginia were not worried about events like this. It caused laws over slaves to be strengthened. Source: Wikipedia
