American History to 1877

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  • Jamestown was founded

    Jamestown was founded
    The english men founded Jamestown which was named after King James I

  • Virginia House of Burgesses

    Virginia House of Burgesses
    First democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies.

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    First governing document of Plymouth Colony.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord
    The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    A break up letter to England written by Thomas Jefferson