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Virginia
1607 Jamestown was settled by the British and in 1624 became a royal colony. -
New York
Founded as the "New Netherlands" by the Dutch. And was later taken over by the Duke of York. In 1664 New York became a royal colony -
Mayflower Lands
The Mayflower saild from Plymoth England in July of 1620 carring over 130 passengers. After a long and horrible jouny the "Pillgrims" landed in the New Wolrd September 9th, 1620. -
Massachusetts Settled by the Puritans
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Maryland
Founded by Lord Baltimore. -
Rhode Island
Founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson. Rhode Island became a royal colony in 1636. -
Connecticut
Started by people leaving Massachusetts. Founded when 3 settelments united. They later created the first constitution in the America's. -
North/South Carolina
In 1663 founded as one settlment. In 1729 became 2. -
New Jersey
Starting as two seprate settlements given to the Duke of York. In 1702 the two settlements united as one and became a royal colony. -
Delaware
Founded by the Dutch as "New Sweden". Surrendered to the Duke of York and was made part of Pennsyvania. 1703 became its own legisalture. -
New Hampshire
1622 land grand given to John Mason Controlled by Massachusetts until receiving royal charter. 1979 New Hampshire became a Royal Colony. -
Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn and grew to be one of the largest colonies. -
Georgia
Founed by James Oglethorpe upon Brithish command. 1752 became royal colony. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Saratoga and Valley Forge
In 1777 the British attempted to wipe out the flickering revolt by a concerted plan to split the colonies with converging expeditions concentrated upon the Hudson valley. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. -
James Madison and the War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict, lought by the United States of America against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies, and its American Indian allies. -
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The Antebellum Period
The Antebllum Period was a time after the War of 1812 and before the Civil War. Key points of this time include:
-The Cotton Economy In The South
-Early Industrialization and the Rise in Manufacturing in the North
-Penny Press and Affordable Newspapers
-Canals, Turnpikes, and Early Railroads
-Pre-Civil War Slave Rebellions
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American Civil War Starts
Decades of simmering tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including states’ rights versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War. -
The End of the American Civil War
April 9th, 1865 Robert E. Lee’s surrender. -
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The Reconstruction Period
Under the administration of President Andrew Johnson, new southern state legislatures passed restrictive “black codes” to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and other African Americans.
