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vikings year 1000
The vikings led by Leif Ericson discovered the Americas, But they left no permanent settlement due to conflict -
15th Century Exploring
Marco polo returns From asia and talks about all the goods he saw over there such as spices, tea ,silks -
Lost colony of Roanoke in 1584-1590
1584 Sir Walter Raleigh sends the first crew to Roanoke Island They were not able to get the land -
13 colonies in 1607-1636
year 1607- 1st colony Jamestown Virginia purpose trade/purpose year 1626- New York trade profits year -
1636- 13 colonies continue
Year-1638 Delaware- trade/profits year 1653 North Carolina- trade/profits 1660 New jersey -
Year 1492 Christopher Colombus
Hoping to reach Asia by going towards the west he traveled with 90 men and women and children to try and find a different route Asia and found America -
Sugar ACt
1.April 5th 1764
2.To induce importers to Buy molasses from British colonies instead of smuggling it from competing with French and Spanish Colonies and it was to increase enforcement of smuggling laws.
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Stamp Act
1.March 22nd 1765
2.The new tax was imposed to make all American colonists pay taxes on every piece of printed paper they used
3.3 different items colonists had to be taxed on were Documents, Magazines, Newspaper
4. March 18th 1766 -
Boston tea party
- December 16th 1773 2.The British Taxed the Colonists on Tea and the colonists decides to Boycott all British Tea. Colonist dressed up as Mohawk Indians and boarded three British ships full of tea. The Colonists Dumped all the tea into the Harbor about 90,000 pounds
- Samuel Adams with Sons of liberty and the Colonists
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No Taxation without Representation
Is a slogan originating during 1750's and 1760's that summarized a primary grievance of North american colonists in the 13 colonies which was a big part of the American Revolution -
Boston Massacre
- March 5th 1770
- in the comment section of the turn in page
- Samuel Adams
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Coercive Acts
1.Intolerable Acts
2.March 28th 1774
3.Coercive Acts which was a series that punished the colonists -
Edenton Tea Party
1.A female organization who protested against the taxes on the tea
2.Was the Female organization to boycott the Tea party and they protested -
First Continental Congress
A group of important men met to discuss the crisis in the colonies Militia were set up -
Sons of Liberty
1.Was an organization started by American Colonists in the 13 Colonies it was started to protect the rights
2. Samuel Adams
3.it was started to protect the rights of the colonists and to fight the taxation that was given by the British Govenment -
Boston Port Act
Was the response to the Boston tea party of King George the 3rd speech on march 7th that charged the colonists with injure British commerce and subvert the
Constitution basically the colonists could not go any where near the British and there goods and supplies -
Quartering Act
This Act was put into place to make colonists have to quarter or house the British Soldiers and feed them -
April 18, 1775 The shot heard around the world
The British were coming for the colonists guns. The colonists stalled them someone shot. This started the war -
Sept 19, 1777 The Battle of Saratoga
This battle was important because it showed the French that the Americans Could win this Revolution against The British. -
Articles of confederation
The Article told us how to run our government. The biggest issue with this was that there was on one branch governing the entire body -
April 19, 1775 The Battle of Concord and Lexington
This was the first battle fought in the American Revolution
The Americans Won -
Battle of Yorktown
Last battle Fought in the American Revolution and the Americans won the war against The British
