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  • Jan 1, 1215

    Signing of the Magna Carta

    This made sure that the monarch's powers were limited.
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Two million Native Americans lived in the the ten major cultural regions north of Mexico.

    Two major cultural regions were California and the Great Basin.

  • The first permanent English colony established in America

    The colony was named Jamestown/Virgnia and was formed by The London Company.

  • The Mayflower Compact was signed

    The purpose of the document was that it diescribed the way they would govern themselves in the new world.

  • First Thanksgiving Between Pilgrims and Indians

    Thanksgiving Day The first Thanksgiving was a three day feast.

  • America's first law guarenteeing religious liberty was passed

    This law was called The Act Concerning Religion

  • African slaves were brought to the United States

    They were brought there because they were easy to control and tobacco planting needed many people.

  • English take control of New Netherland Settlement

    This colony was renamed New York.

  • A fear of witchcraft began in Salem, Massachusetts

  • African slaves were living in every colony

  • The first Great Awakening began

    This movement was started because people felt they had lost religious faith.

  • All 13 British colonies in North America were established

  • King George III was Crowned

  • Prime Minister George Grenville proposed the Stamp Act

    This law required that Colonists had to buy a stamp for every piece of paper purchased.

  • The Quartering Act was passed

    This law required that colonial assmeblies must provide the British with housing.

  • The Townshend Acts were passed

    This law required that there must be tax on certain goods such as glass, paint, paper, and tea.

  • Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts

  • First Continental Congress

  • Start of Revolutionary War

  • Paul Revere warns Colonist that British were Coming

  • Common Sense was Published

    The author of this pamphlet was Thomas Paine.

  • Meeting of Second Continental Congress

  • Delegates Sign the Declaration of Independence

  • When British surrendered to American Troops

    Surrender of the British General Cornwallis to the Americans, October 19, 1781 The fighting begin on October 9th.

  • When the Treaty of Paris was Signed

    Our Documents - Treaty of Paris British recognized America as an independent country. There were three negotiators, and the treaty was negotiated and signed in Paris.