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Founding of Jamestown
Explorers landed on an island to start a new colony. -
House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly. -
Founding of Plymouth
A group of men who started a colony and became pilgrims. -
Mayflower Compact
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony. -
Fundamental Orders
The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council. -
Albany Plan of Union
A proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies. -
French & Indian War
The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France. -
Sons of Liberty
A group that originated in North American British colonies. -
Stamp Act Congress
It was the first gathering of elected representatives. -
Boston Massacre
An incident, in which British Army soldiers killed five male civilian. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest, where they dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Contineltal Congress
a convention of delegates from twelve colonies. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
Announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent. -
State Constitutions
In the United States, each state has its own constitution. -
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine. -
Articles of Confederation
A document signed amongst the 13 original colonies. -
Federalist Papers
A collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton. -
Northwest Ordinance
An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States. -
Delaware Ratifies
Delaware ratifies the constituion. -
Constituional Convention
Used to address problems in American. -
New Hampshire Ratifies
New Hampshire becomes the 9th state to be ratified. -
Rhode Island Ratafies
A majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the documents over which they had labored. -
Bill of Rights Ratified
Proposed to assuage the fears of Anti-Federalists who had opposed Constitutional ratification.
