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Founding of Jamestown
Establishment of English in the New World -
Founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
One of the first representative governments in North America -
Passing of the Maryland Toleration Act
Guaranteed religious freedom to all Christians -
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French and Indian War
France loses a lot of North American land -
Pontiac's Rebellion
One of the last major Native American rebellions against European influence in America -
Stamp Act
Tax on printed materials in the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War that led to protests -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired on a mob of colonists in Boston, killing 5 -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary War -
Declaration of Independence
The document written at the Second Continental Congress that proclaimed the colonies' independence from Britain -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point in the Revolutionary War, persuaded the French to aid the colonists against the British -
Writing of the Articles of Confederation
America's first attempt at a constitution that gave the central government very little power and left the country disorganized -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle that won the colonists the Revolutionary War against the British -
Treaty of Paris
End of the Revolutionary War -
Constitutional Convention
Meeting at which delegates wrote a new set of laws that replaced the Articles of Confederation and became the Constitution -
Invention of the cotton gin
Invention by Eli Whitney that allowed for faster cotton production and caused an increase in the need for slaves in the South -
Alien and Sedition Acts
A series of acts passed by John Adams that gave power to Federalists and weakened their political opponents -
Louisiana Purchase
Purchase of land from Napoleon by Jefferson that doubled the size of the country -
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War of 1812
War between US and Britain due to ship impressments, trade restrictions, and the XYZ Affair -
Monroe Doctrine
Proclamation by President Monroe warning Europe to stay out the affairs of the Western Hemisphere -
Missouri Compromise
Compromise that stated that Missouri could join the Union as a slave state if Maine joined as a free state, and that all states above Missouri would be free states -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Slave revolt led by Nat Turner that led to fear of further revolts in the South and more restrictions on freedom for black people -
Trail of Tears
Cherokees were forced to relocate to Oklahoma -
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Mexican War
United States gained California, Arizons, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada
