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Jamestown Founding
They established Jamestown, Virginia 1607,it was the first permanent British settlement in North America -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first legislature anywhere in the colonies -
Plymouth Founded
Plymouth Colony was the first First colonial settlement in New England (founded 1620). The settlers were a group of about 100 Puritan Separatist Pilgrims, who sailed on the Mayflower and settled on what is now Cape Cod bay, Massachusetts. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower in 1620, was the first written form of government -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Thre Fundamental Orders was the basic law of Connecticut from 1639 to 1662 -
Pensylvania
Pensylvania was founded by William Penn -
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The French and Indians
The final Colonial War (1689-1763) was the French and Indian War, which is the name given to the American theater of a massive conflict involving Austria -
stamp act
where the british put taxes on stuff -
Boston Massacare
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British peeps -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty board 3 british ships and throw lots of tea overboard -
Intolerable acts
The Intolerable Acts was the American Patriots' name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party -
Lexington & Concord battles
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
The Declaration of Independence
The official document stating our independence -
Battle of Saratoga
the battle where the Amercans beat the british -
Articals of Confederation
The first written constitution of the U.S. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, Surrender at Yorktown or German Battle, ending on October 19, 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. -
Shays Rebellion
where farmers fought for their rights against tax collectors -
The Constitution of the U.S.
The supreme law of the U.S. -
Washingtons inaguration
The first inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States took place on April 30, 1789 -
Industrial Revoloution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. -
Washingtons farewell address
George Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by the first American President, George Washington -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. bought the Lousiana territory from france -
Marbury vs. Maddison
The court case which led to judicial reveiw -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict, lasting for two-and-a-half years, fought by the United States of America against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
