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Dec 24, 1000
Vikings Land in North America
Leaf Eriksson lands in North America in present day Canada -
Sep 28, 1066
William of Normandy Conquers England
The Duke of Normandy William conquers England after the Battle of Hastings -
Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta
A charter of liberties that was signed by King John that placed all the sovereigns under a rule of law -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Discovers America
Christoper Columbus and his 3 ships discover America -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot Explores North America
John Cabot gets a letter from Henry VII to explore North America and arrives in the summer of 1497 -
Oct 31, 1517
Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther fights against the Catholic Church and sets begins the protestant church. This would last until 1648 -
Jamestown VA
The first permanent English settlement in America that was founded in 1607 -
Salutary Neglect
British Crown policy that avoided strict enforcement of parliamentary laws that were put in place to keep America obedient to England -
The House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America -
Pilgrims Come on the Mayflower
Pilgrims come to America on the Mayflower with Christopher Jones -
Puritan Migration to America
After suffering religious persecution Puritans begin to migrate to America. Starting in 1630 and ending in 1640 -
Bacon's Rebellion
After Governor William Berkeley ignores the safety of the settlement Bacon rises a rebellion against him -
Age of Enlightenment
An intellectual movement that spread across the world from 1685 to 1815 -
The Great Awakening
A religious movement that spread across America from the 1730's-1740'2 -
The French and Idian War
A war between the British colonies and New France, both backed by their father nations -
Stamp Act
A act enacted by Parliament that put a tax on all legal documents and newspapers -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation that no one could settle past the Appalachian mountains -
Townshend Acts
Acts that were established to raise revenue in the colonies to pay Judges and Governors -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers accidentally shoot into a crowd of colonist and kill 5 and injure 6 -
The Boston Tea Party
A political protest that involved throwing certain tea overboard -
First Continental Congress
The first meeting that had leaders from all 13 colonies before the revolutionary war -
Second Continental Congress
The second meeting of the congress where they decided that the war had begun -
The Declaration of Independence
A document that stated that the 13 colonies were no longer under rule of England and were their own 13 states. In essence declaring their revolt -
Treaty of Paris 1783
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary war and made America an independent nation in the eyes of the world
