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Jamestown planted
The Virginia Companies charter is used and 100 colonists land near chesepeake in search of fame and fortune. They on find out that they needed to do more, and tobbacco was discovered to be the saving crop of the colony. -
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British in control of colonies
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Slaves are being importe into colonies
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The pilgrims land
The pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock, and only 44 out of 102 survived the first winter. -
Harvard founded
The first college in the the colonies is founded -
Halfway Covenant established
The new membership form for the congrgational church, loosening restrictions signifacantly. -
England takes New Netherlands
After taking it without firing a shot, it was renamed New York. -
The Carolinas are given charters
North and South are separated later. -
Baccon's Rebellion
Baccon leads a group of disgruntled colonists against Indians becuase of lack of promised land. -
William Penn gets grant for Pennyslvania
William is paid a large debt to his father with the grant for a new experimwntal colony. -
Georgia founded
The last colony is founded. It comes particulary late as a buffer. -
Zenger Trial
The right of the press to be free a established. -
Seven years war
Washington Starts the Seven Years War. -
Sugar Act/ Stamp Act
Sugar Act is passed, and uproar is cuased becuase of taxation without representation. It is later reapeled. The Stamp Act is passed close to this time, the most famous of British laws cuasing rebellion. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre leads to outrage, elven are wounded or killed. -
The Boston Tea Party
Angry Bostonians dump tea into the Boston Harbor in response to the Tea Act. -
LExington/ Concord
And the shot heard round the world, was the start of the revolution. -
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Colonial rebbellion
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Bunker Hil
This famous battle was technically a loss for the colonies, but they killed many men. -
The Decleration of Independence
The colonies delare independence -
The Articles of Confederation
The first U.S. constitution is signed in. -
Treaty of Paris
Britian recognizes the colies as states, seperate from the empire. -
Constitution adopted
The constitution is adopted in only 9 states origonally. -
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The first national bank
This was the length of time for the origonal charter of the first bank. -
The Battle of fallen timbers
THis battle Beetween America and Indaians led to the decline of Indian strength. -
John Adams takes office
John Adams was the second president, first to follow the legendary George. He was a federalist. -
the XYZ-affair
This event cuased much anger against France as they were asked a bribe for talking with with the us. -
Alein and Sedition Act
this peice of unconstituional legistation is passed and laws are put in place that lengten naturalaztion time, and make critizing of the government illegal. -
The burr Hamilton Duel
Burr killed hamilton in this famous duel,, and he was a kind of unstable guy. -
Jefferson is inaugurated
Under his admistry, the US expands and multiple important political events occur. -
Embargo Act of 1807 passed
THis embargo overestimated American importance in global economy and severely hurt the us economy. -
James Madison is inaugurated
He was a federalist, but he tried not to engage in party politics. He didn't have mass appeal, but he still one. He's an ineresting guy. -
Macon's Bill #2-
This bill was passed to tryand woe britian and france to drop their embargo policies. -
The War of 1812
At the start of this conflict we tried to expand into Canda. Near the end of the war though we switched to defense. -
Monroe is inuagurated
TThis "chillax" predient ushered in the era of good feelings, a time with little partisanship. -
Panic of 1819
The result of the an irrisponsible national bank and overzealus westward expanision, This crisis was ine of the major economic issues of the time. -
Frlorida Purchase Treay of 1819
We bourght Florida from a troubled Spain, which was stryggling with revolutions in its other territories. -
Missouri statehood
The debate over the admission of this state led to a series of compromises, in which slave- free boundries were established, maine was to, among other things. -
Cohens v. Virginia
This case established the right of the supreme court to reveiw state decisions.
