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Magna Carta
Limited the power of the king of England gave white rich men more rights. -
Jamestown
First successful English colony in america. Founded for tobacco profit. -
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Southern colonies formed
Profit of tobacco (cash crops) was the reason for settlement.
geography was fertile soil & flat land
Anglican christian and roman catholic. -
Virginia House of Burgess
The first representative government in America. -
Mayflower Compact
Pilgrims seeking religious freedom. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Form of representative government in american colonies -
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New England formed
Economic opportunities and religious freedom & political freedom
Atlantic coast,rocky soil,forest areas,and long harsh winters
Puritans & Pilgrims -
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Middle Colonies formed
Economic opportunities and religious & political freedom.
Fertile soils,flat lands and plains,shorter winters
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Mercantilism
American colonists provided raw materials for England
It violated the colonists freedom to trade to other countries -
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French and Indian War
This war was fought between the French with the Native Americans against Great Britain.
This was the cause of the Revolution because when the war was over it caused a lot of debt for Great Britain so to pay it off the colonies would have to pay more taxes which caused many colonists be upset about this anf claim to be mistreated from Great Britain. -
Proclamation Line
A line set for British colonies to the be set in east while Native Americans were set in the west
Colonists were angry because if they already settled across the line they have to go back. -
Stamp Act
It was the first act to tax placed on American colonies to pay off the debt from the French and Indian War.
The colonists claimed to be treated unfairly because they didn't like the taxes they were getting -
Stamp Act Congress
First meeting between colonies
The representatives discussed about the King of England -
Boston Massacre
It was when Americans were protesting the taxes and British soldiers got things thrown at them
Crispus Attucks was the first death at the Revolution,5 colonists died -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest against the Tea act where the sons of liberty dressed up as native americans and dumped tea into the boston harbour.
The sons of liberty were a group of people who were against Great Britain taxes and were for the rights of the colonists, it's led by Samuel Adams. -
Coercive (intolerable) Acts
It was set to punish the colonies for their protests, it banned town meetings and let british soldiers to live in colonist home without permission to do so. -
First Continental Congress
12 colonies met to discuss their problems/ grievances with Great Britain but doesn't want to seperate from Great Britain just want to be able to part of Great Britain. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
It is the first battle of the revolution,"shot heard around the world" -
Common Sense
The book helped spread the reason of why colonies should seperate from Great Britain and be independant.
It was written from Thomas Paine. -
Second Continental Congress
George Washington,Ben Franklin,John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
The draft of Declarance of Independance was written around this time and it was mostly written from Thomas Jefferson and a little bit from Ben Franklin,John Adams. -
Battle of Saratoga
It was the first battle that the Americans won in the revolution.
France and Spain began to support the rebelling colonies because they were enemies of Great Britain. -
Winter of Valley Forge
George Washington was the leader of the troops
Many peoplee died in his troops because of the freezing conditions and the lack of food,water/or supplies. -
Battle of Yorktown
Marquis de Lafayette from the country of France helped the Americans in the battle
The British ended up surrendering to the Americans ending the Revolutionary war. -
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Articles of Confederation
The central government couldn't collect taxes and was very weak while the state government had all the power and had problems paying off war debt. -
Treaty of Paris
It ended the revolutionary war and gave American colonies independence while also setting new boundaries. -
Constitutional Convention
Major names of the convention is Alexander Hamilton,James Madison,John Adams,Ben Franklin,George Washington
Main author is James Madison -
The Great Compromise
The New Jersey/small state plan is a 1 house legislative and each state is going to have equal representation.
The Virginia plan/big state plan is a Bicameral Legislative=2 houses of legislative government and representatives based on state population
The Great Compromise plan is a Bicameral legislature,Senate-each state gets 2 members (from N.J plan) and the House of Representatives ( based in state population) -
3/5 Compromise
It is a solution on how to count the slaves as part of the state population
for every slaves only 3 count as votes, every slave counts for 3/5 of a person. -
Federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison are the main authors of the federalist papers
They were in favor for ratification of the Constitution. -
Anti-Federalist papers
Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry are the main authors of the anti-federalist papers
They were both against the constitution because they thought the constitution didn't gave states enough rights. -
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George Washington Presidency
He set up the presidential cabinent -
Whiskey Rebellion
A protest to the first tax that was placed after the constitution was written, President George Washington shut it down with the military. -
Pickney's Treaty
A treaty signed with Spain to allow the U.S to trade in New Orleans. -
Washington's Farewell Address
In the address Washington advice us to stay neutral in foreign affairs and avoid political parties. -
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John Adams Presidency
First president to claim a political party and was a leader of the Federalist party (strong central government)
John Adams passed the Alien and sedition acts and it allowed the central government to imprison people if they were from a foreign country. -
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Thomas Jefferson Presidency
Jefferson was the leader of the Democratic-republican party (states right)
He went to war with Barbary pirates, it was the first official war involved with the U.S and was the first time the Navy was used. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson bought it and it double the size of the U.S.
It started the Manifest Destiny. -
Marbury V. Madison
It sets up the Judicial Review
First Supreme Case -
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James Madison Presidency
During James Madison's presidency the U.S entered into the War of 1812 . -
War of 1812
Great Britain and the U.S fought in this war
The Star Spangled Banner was a important song written during the war.
The important region during the war was The Great Lake.
Andrew Jackson was a strong leader during the Battles of New Orleans. -
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James Monroe's Presidency
The Monroe Doctrine sent a agreement to Europe to stop colonizing the Americas
He stated this to avoid conflicts/or disagreements from Europe
He had to to do it because Europe was terrorizing America and caused tension in the place.