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jamestown
the settlement of jamestown was established -
House of Burgesses
in Jamestown the first real government set up by the colonies -
Mayflower compact
government agreement of majority vote rules -
mayflower landed
the day the mayflower landed and plymoth was established in Massachusetts -
New Hampshire
this is not the exact date but it happened in 1623 became a colony -
puritan charter
the puritans get a signed charter to be separate from the sepratists -
Maryland
Not the exact date but happened sometime in 1634 became colony -
Connecticut
not the exact date but happened sometime in 1635 became colony -
Rhode Island
not the exact date but happened sometime in 1636 became colony -
Delaware
not the exact date but happened sometime in 1638 became colony -
North Carolina
not the exact date but happened sometime in 1653 became colony -
South Carolina
not the exact date but happened sometime 1663 South Carolina becomes colony -
New Jersey
not the exact date but happened sometime in 1664 became colony -
New York
not exact date but happened sometime in 1664 became colony
before New Jersy -
Bacon's Rebellion
young men whose hopes of gaining land were shattered -
Pennsylvania
not the exact date but happened sometime in 1682 Pennsylvania becomes colony -
The North/ South Split
the official split between North and South Carolina sometime in May of 1712 -
Georgia
not the exact date but happened sometime in 1732 -
Plains of Abrahm
decisive battle in Seven Years war. British won near Quebec -
Peace of Paris (Treaty)
conclusion of seven years war -
Paxton Boys
around 1764 the Paxton Boys were a group of revolters near philidelphia -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shoot at riot in Boston -
Boston Tea Party
a revolt of the Colonies to the British Tea tax -
First Continental Congress
date that the First Continental Congress was started, but it lasted until Oct. 26 -
Lexington and Concord
Battles that marked the beginning of the Revolutionary war -
Shot heard round the world
Battle at Old North Bridge -
Declaration of Idependance
the day it was signed -
Articles of Confederation
the first constitution of America -
Yorktown
the surrender of General Cornwalis to General Washington -
Treaty of Paris
Conclusion of the revolutionary war -
Constitution
The constitution goes into effect having been ratified -
Midnight Judges
President Adams last day in office he appoints new judges -
the Prsidential tie
Jefferson and Burr have the same number of electorial college votes, so there was a vote in the House of Representatives and Jefferson is elected as President -
Louisianna Purchase
America Purchased Louisianna for about $15 mil, later explored by Lois and Clark -
The duel
Hmilton killed in a duel against Burr -
Orders of Council
Britain imposes a new rule that all european trade must go through them -
Raid of the chessapeake
The chessapeake was an American ship that was raided by the british within sight of the shore -
Burr's treason
Burr was arrested for treason and on spt, 1 he was acquitted -
Non-intercourse act
America says that they will not trade with Britain or France -
Macon's Bill no. 2
America said that whoever repealed their embargo (france or Britain) first, America would trade with exclusively -
Battle of Tippecanoe
William Henry Harisson became famous at this battle against Tecumseh, The Prophet, and the rest of the Shawnee Indians -
Washington burned
Washington was over run with the british who burned the public buildings including the white house -
Begininng of hartford convention
a group of federalists who got together to discuss grievances of laws and the war of 1812 -
End of hartford convention
The group of federalists ended the convention then marched to Washington to deliver their demands -
President Monroe
The Republican, James Monroe, was inaugurated and started out as President durring the "Era of Good Feeling" -
The Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe addressed congress with his famous doctrine of noncolonization and nonintervention