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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carter
The Great Charter of the Liberties of England -
Jamestown, VA Founded
the first permanent European settlement in North America -
VA House Of Burgesses Established
The first legislature anywhere in the English colonies in America -
Bacon's Rebellion
popular revolt in colonial Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon -
English Bill Of Rights
Declares the Rights and Liberties -
Enlightenment Period Begins
the search for the knowledge as the practical, useful power to control nature 1700-1800
Date&Month unclear -
French And Indian War Begins
conflict between Great Britain and France Unknown Date & Month -
French And Indan War Ends
ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 Date & Month Unknown -
Proclamation of 1763
issued by King George III after the Great Britain's acquisition of French territory -
Boston Massacre
the killing of five colonists by British -
Boston Tea Party
political protest -
Intolerable Acts
punitive laws passed by the British Parliament -
1st Continental Congress
Sep 5-Oct 26 1774
met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia -
Lexington and Concord
the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
2nd Continental Congress
convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies -
Common Sense Published
written by Thomas Paine -
Declaration Of Independence
adopted by the Continental Congress -
Battle Of Guilford Courthouse
Major General Lord Cornwallis against Major General Nathaniel Greene in North Carolina -
British Surrender at Yorktown
expected help from British ships -
Treaty of Paris signed
Articles signed by Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Henry Laurens
