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The first colony of our 9. This was the start of America. First permanent English settlement.
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First assembly of elected representatives of America. Beginning of this form of government.
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Second colony of our 9. Where people went to get away from religious persecution.
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First attempt at self-government. Established the belief of self-government.
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Government for Connecticut. The laws expanded representated government.
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A "free" state unlike the others. Refuge for Quakers.
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War between France and Britian. Brought about the American Revolution.
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Americas had to pay for printed paper. British Parliament passed a new act that taxed Americans on every single sheet of printed paper.
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A riot where Britian took fire on 5 Americans. Led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry.
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Dumping of tons of tea into the harbor. The colonists did not want to pay taxes on tea so the threw the tea into the harbor.
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Acts to punish colonists. The Intolerable Acts was the American Patriots' name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament.
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First battle of the American revolution. Lexington and Concord was a very small battle, but kicked off the war.
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Document which stated that America was it's own country. Statement which announced that the 13 colonies were segregated from Britian.
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First constitution of America. Constitution written for all 13 colonies.
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Turning point of the revolution. France and Spain gave full time support to America.
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Final battle of revolution. The last battle earning America it's independence.
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Recognition of Americas independence. Negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the war.
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Armed uprising by farmers in Massachusetts. Series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.
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Laws of our country. Document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.
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First presidential inauguration. On April 30, 1789, the inaugural ceremony took place on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City.
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Time when many new machines were invented. The Industrial Revolution were the transition from hand to machine.
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Written by Washington to tell America what he believed. Washingotn gave wise advise for America's future.
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Court case which used Judicial Review. First U.S. Supreme Court case to apply the principle of "judicial review"
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Selling of the Louisiana territory. Gave 828,000 square miles to America from France.
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Second war between America and Britian. The war was over, if Britian would have control again and America beat them once again proving that they belong there.
