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Jamestown
first permanent English settlement -
Plymouth
site of the colony founded by the Mayflower Pilgrims -
Bacon's Rebellion
rebellion of white indentured servants -
Bacon’s Rebellion
rebellion of white indentured servants -
First Great Awakening
religious Protestant revival -
Stono Rebellion
black slave rebellion -
Stono Rebellion
rebellion of black slaves -
French and Indian War ends
British America v. New France -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shoot colonists in the streets -
Independence Day
The day the Declaration of Independence was signed -
Battle of Saratoga
American victory over British -
Articles of Confederation
agreement along the 13 colonies, first real constitiution -
Constitution Ratified
the day the constitution was ratified -
Shays' Rebellion
armed uprising in Massachusetts -
NW Ordinance passed
provided a method for admitting new states -
Second Great Awakening
Second Great Awakening -
Whiskey Rebellion
tax protest in United States -
Abigail Adams becomes first lady
Abigail Adams becomes first lady -
Alien & Sedition Acts
acts created to make it harder for an immigrant to become a citizen