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Jamestown
Jamestown was established on the banks of the James river. The Jamestown colonist origanally had 100 people in it. The Jamestown settlement was the first permanent settlement. -
Virgina House of Bugesses
The Virgina House of Burgesses was the first type of legislature in the English colonies. The first time they met was in a church in Jamestown. That meeting was to decide the minimum price for the sell of tobacco. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower compact was the first written document trying to establish a self govement. It was signed by 41 Englishmen. -
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is where the Mayflower landed. It had 102 passengers to settle the Plymouth colony. -
John Peter Zenger
John Zenger was a german american that was a major writer. He wrote the New York Weekly Journal. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's rebellion was an arme rebellion that was led by Nathaniel Bacon. The rebellion was againist Governor William Berkeley. -
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Salem Witch Trials
The alem Witch trials is where they persecuted people who were tought to be practicing witch craft. -
Glorious Revolution
When the English Parlament over threw KIng James II. -
Toleration Act
This act allowed the nonconformist the freedom of worship. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament on 16 December 1689.It was a re-statement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right. -
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French and Indian War
This was a war that was fought by New France and the English American colonies. Both of the colonies had their mother contries armies to help. -
Stamp Act
A direct tax on the american colonies that was on the stamps. This made every piece of printed paper used taxed. -
Proclomation of 1763
The Proclomation of 1763 stated that non of the american colonies could not settle past the Appalachain mountians. this closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. -
Quartering act
This act was put into place by the British to make the colonist help pay for the troops. It allowed Brittish soldiers to stay in the colonist houses. -
Declaratory act
This was an act accompanied by the repeal of the stamp act. They did this because the boycotting was hurting brittish trade. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act wasa leading foactor in the start of the Revolution. The main idea of the Tea act was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive. -
Boston Tea Party
the boston Tea Party took place when a group of Patriots, protesting the taxes on American tea importation granted by Parliament to the East India Company, took 342 chests of tea in a midnight raid on three tea ships and threw them into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies. That met in Carpenters' Hall. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies. In this they decide to break away from Britian. -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence declared the colonies independence from England. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States of America and its allies.
