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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Limited the King of England’s power
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Jamestown founded
First permanent colony in th thirteen colonies. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first legislature anywhere in the English colonies in America was in Virginia -
Mayflower Compact
Created a government with fair and equal laws
Driven by the will of the majority -
Fundamental Orders of Conn
First house of representatives -
English Bill of Rights
limited the powers of the King and set the rights of Parliament
freedom of speech in Parliament
Set the requirement to regular elections
the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution
the liberty of to have arms for their defense -
French and Indian War
Britian and The Colonies versus the French and Indians -
Treaty of Paris of 1763
A Treaty was made in France sof the French and Indian War. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British issued a proclamation,mainly to conciliate the Indians by checking the settlers on their lands. -
War Ends
The war ends. -
Currency act
British took control of the colonies currency. -
Stamp Act
Every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it. -
Quartering Act
British men took control of the colonists houses and were basically in charge and took one room. -
Townshend Act
Taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The red coats killed five male colonists in Boston in a shooting. -
Tea Act
British made a parliment to put taxes on tea on the colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists sneak in a british baot and throw out their tea into the Atlantic Ocean. -
1st Continental Congress
People chosen by the colonies to represent them against britain. -
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts
On 17 December 1773 a group of men dressed as Mohawk Indians dump 342 chests of East India Tea into Boston Harbor. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
In Concord the americans were the first to retreat in order to set up the plan in Lexington in which they won against the British. -
2nd Continental Congress
The 2nd Continental Congress was made after the battle of Lexington and concord. -
Decleration of Independence
Basically tells the british that the thirteen colonies are now in their own matters as in they have their independence. -
Articles of Confederation Written
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Battle of Saratoga
This battle was the turning point in the revolutionary war it was a major victory for the colonies which changed things up a bit. -
Valley Forge
Winter of Valley Forge was like a test of survival for George Washintong's soldiers, they suffered the winter,hunger, and frost bite. -
Battle of Yorktown
A major battle that the American side won against the British. -
Articles of Confederation were in force
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Treaty of Paris of 1783
Treaty between British and the United Sates. -
Constitutional Convention
A convention also known as Philadelphia Convention where a new form of constitution was to be made or an existing to be revised. -
Constitution Written
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Great Compromise
The Great Compromise combined the New Jersey Pan and The Virginia Plan Togehter. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise stated that a slave would count as 3/5 of a person in terms of both taxation and representation. -
Washington Takes Office
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Bill of Rights
Rights that protect you from the constitution. -
Genet Affair
As a result of the Citizen Genêt affair, the United States established a set of procedures governing neutrality. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The farmers that produced the whiskey were taxed, and then the farmers rebelled. -
Pinckney’s Treaty
It resolved territorial disputes between the two countries and granted American ships the right to free navigation of the Mississippi River -
Jay’s Treaty
Treaty was to gain peace between America and the British. -
Adams Takes Office
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XYZ Affair
Three agents sent to France to spy of the Quasi War. -
Quasi War Begins
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Alien and Sedition Acts
Made it hard for immigrants to vote -
Jefferson Takes Office
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Marbury v. Madison
The most important case in Supreme Court history. -
Louisiana Purchase
Bought half the size of America. -
Lewis & Clark Expedition
A trip to go beyond the rock mountains to disc over the newly purchased land. -
Embargo Act of 1807
banned trade between U.S. ports and foreign nations. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
John Marshall wrote the opinion for this landmark case defining the powers of a state over the federal government. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
federal license Vs. a state license federal license won.
