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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Granted rights to nobles and freeman -
Roanoke Island
"Lost Colony" sponsored by Sir Walter Ralelgh was founded on Roanoke Island off North Carolina coast ;settlers found to have vanished,1590 -
Jamestown
Capt.John Smith and 105 cavaliers in 3 ships landed on Virginia coast,started first permanent Englishsettlement in New World at Jamestown. -
House of Burgers
House of Burgers first representative assembly in New World , elected July 30 at Jamestown,VA. -
Mayflower Compact
Signed Nov. 11 ,was an agreement to form a self-government, -
Providence
Roger Williams founded Providence,RI,in june,as a democratically ruledcolony with seperation of church and state. Charter granted 1644. -
Navigation Act
British Parliament passed first Navigation Act Dec.1 regulating colonial commerce to suit English needs. -
Intolerable Acts
"Intolerable Acts" of Parliament curtailed Massachusetts self-rule;barred use of Boston Harbor till tes was paid for. -
Virginia Convention
Patrick Henry addressed Virginia convention ,Mar 23 said "Give me liberty or give me death!" -
Common Sense
Common Sense ,famous pro-indpendence pamplet by Thomas Paine was published Jan 10 ;quickly sold some 100,000 copies. -
Princeton
Washington defeated Lord CornWallis at Princeton Jan 3 Continental Congress ,June 14, authorized an American falg the Stars and Stripes . -
Vinccnnes
George Rogers Clark took Vinccnnes in February. -
Bank of North America
Bank Of America incorporated May 26 -
Paris Peace Treaty
Britain U.S. signed Paris PeaceTreaty -
Northwest Ordinance
Northwest ordinance adopted July 13 by Continental Congress for Northwest Territory north of Ohio west of New York .Constitutional Convention . -
George Washington
George Washington chosen president by all electors voting. -
Gold Rush
Gold discovered in Jan 24 in California;80,000 prospectors emigrated in 1849. -
Compromise of 1850
Sen.Jenry Clay's Compromise of 1850 admitted Calinfornia as 31st state Sept. 9 with slavery forbidden. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin was published. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court Mar 6 held thatdid not become free in a free state. -
Confederate States of America
Seven southern states set up Confederate States of America Feb 8 with Jefferson Davis as president. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Pres. Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1 freeing "all slaves in areas still rebellion." -
13th Amendment
General Robert E. Lee surrendered 27,800 Confederate troops to Gen.Grant.Abolishing slavery ,ratified Dec 6