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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Granted rights to both Nobles and Feemen. -
Roanoke Island
Roanoke was the first attempted colony in America. It is known as the "Lost Colony". -
Jamestown Founded
Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in the "New World". -
House of Burgesses
First representative assembly in the New World -
Mayflower Compact
Was an agreement to form a self-government. -
Roger Williams
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom. -
Navigation Acts
Regulating colonial commerse to suit English needs. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon and his followers rebelled against the Massachusetts government when a war against the Native Americans was declined. -
Pennsylvania founded
William Penn founded Pennsylvania for religious tolerance. -
Salem Witch Trials
People were accused of being witches and put on trial them ultimately to their death. -
The Great Awakening
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. -
Poor Richard's Almanac
Benjamin Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanac. -
The Zenger Trial
The Zenger trial is the reason that we now have the 1st amendment to our Constitution. He was aquitted from charges that he spoke negatively about the government. -
The Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin wrote the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 in order to organize the colonies. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began. -
Proclamation of 1763
Forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
The Sugar Act
Britain passed the Sugar Act on the colonies in order to pay debts from the French and Indian War. -
The Stamp and Quartering Act
The Stamp and Quartering Act was passed by Britain in the colonies that taxed certain goods and required colonists to house British soldiers. -
The Townshend Acts
These Acts were passes in the colonies in order to raise revenues for England. These were basically the other repelled acts combined. -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into a group of colonists, killing four and Crispus Attucks. This was used as Anti-British propaganda, -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as Native Americans, and threw 342 chests of tea in the Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
Britain passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Contenental Congress
12 of the 13 colonies met to discuss civil disobediance against Britain in response to the Intolerable Acts. -
"Give me Liberty or give me death"
This was said by Patrick Henry at the Virginia convention. -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and William Prescott ride to warn the colonists that the British are coming. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to promote independence as the right path to take. -
The Declaration of Independence
This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, was approved on July 4, 1776. -
The Battle of Saratoga
Was the turning point of the Revolution. This battle, along with Benjamin Franklin, helped convince the French to help us in the Revolution. -
The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress as the first government. -
John Paul Jones defeats the Serapis
"I have not yet begun to fight!" -
Surrender at Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Making it the last major battle of the Revolution. -
The Treaty of Paris 1783
This treaty ended the Revolution. -
The Northwest Ordinance adopted by the Continental Congress
This Ordinance set the orderly pattern of growth for the United States and accelerated westward expansion.