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The first Thanksgiving
In the fall of 1621. The pilgrams set aside a day to give thanks for their good fortune, that god has gave them -
English civil War
it was a seris of armed conflicts and political machinations between parlimentarains and royolist -
king philips war
The native americans goal was to stop puritan expantion. The fighting year and cost thousands of lives. -
Two Treaties of Goverment
people have certain natrual rights. These rights include life, liberty and property -
French and Indian War
The french built forts between lake Erie and the ohio river. The victor would control most of north america. The british won -
Stamp act
The stamp act was imposed by the British parliment consulting the american legislaters -
Battle Of Yorktown
The final battle of the American Revalution. The British surrenderd to the americans -
Boston Tea Party
Members of the sons of liberty protested the tea act by dumping chests of tea into boston harbor. -
Virgina Bill Of Rights
Freedom of religon. Freedom of press. Trial by jury, limeted arrest. No punishment -
Declaration Of Independence
a brilliant piece of writing.four parts, the preamble, the declaration of natral rights, the list of grievences, -
Crossing the Deleware
2,400 men crossed the delweware river in small boats. They attacked from boh sides and achieved a win -
The Artical Of Confederatiion
The artical of confederation were desighned to preserve liberty by restricting powers of the federal goverment -
economic depresion
Is a period when businneses activity slowed prices and wages drop anunemployment rises -
New Jersy Plan
The new jersy planwas ment for the small states in the u.s called for a single house of congress, with the eaqual representation -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia. 55 delegates from 12 states took part