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Jamestown
The first permanent english colony, primarily establlished to provide profit for it's mother country, However the colony looked like it may have beeen a failure, before tobacco was introduced. -
House of burgesses
The first attempt of the colonists to put the government in their own hands, each of the representatives of an area would meet and make taxes and laws for the area, under approval of the royal governor. -
Mayflower Compact
The puritans of the plymouth colony decided to draft a copy of their own laws, which also establishes the general principal of majority rule. -
Fundamental orders of connetticut
first Constitution written by the colonies, limited power of government, majority rule. -
Triangular trade
Merchants from new england traded supplies to the west indies, later adding africa to the journey to transport slaves. -
Maryland toleration act
This document established with it, Religious freedom to all protestant and catholics -
navigation acts
These acts strictly enforce policies to increase the profit of England at the expense of the colonies by making it the middleman for all their trade. -
Mercantilism
Economy based on the belief that exporting more than importing leads to a balance in the economy -
John peter Zenger
Zenger was arrested for a complaint he made in the local newspaper, he was subsequently put on trial in front of a jury of colonists who did not convict him because what he wrote was the truth. -
Great Awakening
Many colonists began starting new churches instead of the traditions that have been practiced since they came over. Serious split in the church of england and anglican. -
French and indian war
War between british colonists settling too far into the ohio valley and the french, with their native american allies. -
Albany plan of union
Attempt of Ben franklin to have volunteers of the colonies unite to form a common defense, did not work. -
Proclamation of 1763
England's attempt to stop colonists from settling past a certain point in the appalachian mountains to settle native populations. -
Stamp act
England taxing the colonies directly on all paper goods to gain more money. -
Boston massacre
Soldiers from the french and indian war still in the colonies began fighting a group of colonists over jobs, someone started shooting, and by the end 5 colonists were dead. -
Quartering act
Part of intolerable acts, colonists especially disliked having to house the british army when they diddn't want them there. -
Intolerable acts
British officials close down the boston harbor for the boston tea party and enforce martial law, which outrages the colonists. -
Tea act
The british government gives all colonial tea buisnesses to the east india company, and at a very low price. drove many to perform boston tea party. -
Lexington and concord
Fighting breaks out between colonial militia and british soldiers, first battle of the revolutionary war. -
Olive branch petition
A commitee of colonists draft a letter to king george III vowing total obiedience and an end to fighting if certain demands are met, the king refused to read the letter. -
common sense
Thomas paine writes a pamphlet that denounces monarchy, and king george III in particular -
Declaration of independence
Thomas jefferson drafts a document declaring that the colonies no longer be a part of england, but a new independant nation. -
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