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1215
magna carta
limited the power of the king of england, gave rich white men more rights. -
jamestown
first successful english colony in america,
founded for tobacco profit -
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southern colonies formed
profit off tobacco (cash crops) was the reason for settlement,
geography was fertile soil & flat land,
Anglican christian & roman catholic -
virginia house of burgess
first representative government in america -
mayflower compact
first governing document of plymouth colony -
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new england colonies formed
religious freedom,
rocky soil & atlantic coast & forest areas,
puritans & pilgrims -
fundamental orders of connecticut
form of representative government in american colonies -
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middle colonies formed
economic opportunities & religion & political freedom,
fertile soils & flat lands,
quakers was the main religion -
mercantilism
economic system between great britain and its colonies,
violated their freedom to trade with our countries -
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french & indian war
fought between the french & native americans vs great britian over land west of the appalachian mountains,
it caused them to increase taxes on the colonists -
proclamation line
line set on after the french and indian war,
reduced land for settlement to colonists -
stamp act
tax placed on american to pay back their debt by the french and indian war,
cost more more money on printed money -
stamp act congress
first meeting between multiple colonies to discuss their problems with the king of england -
boston massacre
americans protested against taxes, escalated by things being thrown at them.
led to 5 deaths of colonists
1st death of the revolution was crispus attucks -
boston tea party
protest the tea act which put a tax on tea,
samuel adams led the sons of liberty,
they disguised themselves as indians and dumped tea into the boston harbor -
coercive (intolerable acts)
punish colonies for protests,
banned town meetings,
colonists were angry because they had to take in british soldiers
into their home -
first continental congress
12 colonies met to discuss greviances,
they wanted to come back together with great britain -
battle of lexington and concord
first battle of revolution,
shot heard around the world,
paul revere warned the red-coats (british) are coming -
common sense
written by thomas paine
spread the word about why colonies should be independent -
second continental congress
george washington was the commander of the army,
declaration of independence was drafted,
benjamin franklin, john adams, thomas jefferson attended -
declaration of independence
written mainly by thomas jefferson,
written also by second continental congress,
signed july 4, 1776,
based on john locke,
laid out the colonists grievances with great britian -
battle of saratoga
americans won,
spain and france began to back the rebelling colonies,
france helped a lot -
winter at valley forge
president george washington was the commander of the war,
some soldiers died because of the lack of supplies and of freezing temperature -
battle of yorktown
frenchman marquis de lafayette helped,
british surrendered,
last battle of the revolution -
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articles of confederation
weak central government,
states had all the power,
problems paying off war debts -
treaty of paris
gave american colonies independence and set new boundaries,
ended the revolutionary war -
constitutional convection
alexander hamiliton & john adams & ben franklin & george washington & thomas jefferson,
james madison was the main author -
3/5 compromise
for every 5 slaves only 3 count because every slave counts for 3/5 of a person -
great compromise
new jersey plan- 1 house legislature & each state is going to have a equal representation,
virginia plan- bicameral legislature= 2 houses of legislative government & representatives based on state population,
the great compromise was the 2 branches the senate and the house of representatives -
federalist papers
alexander hamilton & james madison were the main authors,
they were in favor for ratification -
anti-federalists papers
thomas jefferson & patrick henry were the main authors,
they were against ratifying the constitution,
they thought the constitution didn't give the states enough rights -
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george washington's presidency
he set up the presidential cabinets -
whiskey rebellion
a protest to the first tax that was placed after the constitution was written,
president george washington shut it down with his military -
pickney's treaty
a treaty signed with spain to allow the u.s to trade in new orleans -
washington's farewell address
staying neutral in foreign affairs,
avoid political parties -
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john adams' presidency
first political party to claim a political party,
he was a leader of the federalists party,
allowed the central (federal) government to imprison you if you were from a foreign country -
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thomas jefferson's presidency
he was a leader of the democratic-republican party (states rights),
barbary pirates ; this was the first official war the u.s was involved in and was the first time our navy was used -
louisiana purchase
jefferson bought the louisiana purchase,
doubled the size of the u.s,
bought from france -
marbury v. madison
set up the principle of judicial review