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Charter of Privileges
The Charter of Privileges recognized the authority of the King and Parliament over the colony while creating a local governing body that would propose and execute the laws. -
Treaty of Utrecht
Series of peace treaties signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht between April 1713 and February 1715. -
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Yamasee War
A conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715–1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee and a number of other allied Native American peoples. -
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Great Awakening
a revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s. -
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King George's War
The third and inconclusive struggle between France and Great Britain for mastery of the North American continent. -
Liberty Bell
A symbol of freedom in the United States which was created in 1751 to mark the 50-year anniversary of William Penn's 1701 Charter of Privileges, -
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French and Indian War
A war that pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. -
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American Revolution
The insurrection was fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America, founded with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
The first written constitution of the United States. -
American Constitution
Established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. -
First President of the U.S
On April 30, 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president and tasked with leading a new nation. -
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteed such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship. -
Second President of the U.S
John Adams won a narrow victory over Thomas Jefferson to be elected as the second president of the United States in 1796.
