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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
was an englsh charter -
Roanoke islannd
was the first attempted colony in Aerica. Is know as "Lost Colony" -
Jamestown
first perminent english settlement -
House of Burgesses
first representative assembly in the new world -
Mayflower Compact
First social caontract for self goverment -
Roger Williams
Founded Rhode Island -
Navigation Acts
Regulating colonial commerence to suit english needs -
Nathabiel Bacon
Led bacon's rebellion -
pennsylvania founded
william penn founded pennsylvania for religous tolerance -
witchcraft
excused witches were executed -
great awakening
religous revival -
richards almanack
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Zenger trial
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french and indian war
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sugar Act
taxes on lumber ,foodstuffs ,molasses ,and rum to pay off french and indian war debts -
stamp act
stamp act- required revenue to help fund royal troops -
Quartering Act
Quatering act- requering british colonist to house british troops -
commom sense
famous proindependence phamplet -
Townshend Acts
leived taxes on glass painter's lead ,paper ,and tea -
boston massacre
british troops fired on unarmed citizens later known as boston massacre -
boston tea party
Citizens dressed up like indians and threw tea into the ocean to protest the tea act -
intolerable acts
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mid-night ride
paul reveere and willaim dawes warned patriots that british were coming to to destroy arms -
decleration of independence
set rules for our goverment -
batttle of saratoga
turning point of the revoulution -
articles of confederation
adopted by continental congress -
John Paul Jones
defest of bonhomme richard "i have not yet begone to fight' -
cornwallis surrendered
corn wallis surreders -
paris peace treaty
recgonized american independence -
constitutional convention
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northwest ordinance
rules that guranteed freedom of religion ,support of schools ,no slavery -
george washinton
elected president of the u.s. -
bill of rights
subsection of the constitution -
cotton gin
Eli whitney invented to cottton gin -
washington's farewell address
warned against future alliances -
lousiana puchase
boubled the size of the u.s. -
lewis and clark
lewis and clark explored the lousiana territory -
steam boat
robert fulton invented the steam boat -
war of 1812
caused cause british seized american shipsand 4,000 naturalized sailors -
star spangled banner
francis scott key wrote the star spangled banner -
monroe doctorine
president monroe opposing european intervention in the americas -
trail of tears
americans forcing indians to move to indian territory -
first message
Samuel F. B. Morse invented the first telegraph -
womens rights convention
lucretia mott Elizabeth cady stanton led scenna falls womens rights convention -
compromise of 1850
admitted california as the 31 state of america -
uncle toms cabin
harriet beacher stowe wrote Uncle tom's cabin -
dred scott
said slaves did not become free in free states -
abraham lincoln
Abraham lincoln elected president -
confederate states of america
south became confederate states of america cause the were afraid of lincoln abolishig slavery -
battle of antietam
bloodiest battle of the civil war -
emancipation proclimation
freed all slaves -
gettysburg address
lincoln gave his address -
lincoln assination
lincoln was shot i the back of the head by john wilkes booth -
robet E. lee surrenders
at appomatix court house -
13 admenment
abolished slavery -
14th admenment
said everbody born in the u,s. is a citizen -
15th admenment
said every race could vote -
red cross
clara barton founded red cross