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Treaty of Tordesillas
A treaty created by Portugual on spilting the new world up into territories so Spain, England, and Portugual could explore with no issues. -
Jamestown
The first permentent settlement in the Chesapeake Bay area of the Americas. -
Navigation Act
required all European goods bound for America to be shipped through England first. -
Bacon's Rebellion
A rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against Williams Berkeley favoring the weathly and having it go to their benefit and not the public. -
Pueblo rebellion
The uprising on Pueblo people against the Spainsh conquistador in what is known as present day New Mexico. -
Salem Witch Trials
The series of hearing and prosecutions of witchcraft in the colonial Salem, Massachusettes. These trial most ended in the accused being hanged. -
First Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was sparked by George Whitefield giving a reitalizaton to the Portestants of the Americas. -
Seven Years War
This was a war fought between Britian and France which started when the British attacked French positions in North America -
The Stamp Act
British Parliament imposed a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents -
Tea Act
tax imposure on tea in the Americas which led to the Boston Tea Party -
Quatering Act
Bristish Parliment said American colonies were to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing. -
Revolutionary War
An armed conflict between the thirteen colonies and Great Britian about the colonies having independence. -
Declaration of Independence
A document telling Great Britian that the thriteen colonies are independent states and were no longer apart of the Birtish Empire. -
Articles of Confederation
Served as the United States first constitution, until the Consituton was written. -
Land Ordinance
The ordinance follwed through by Thomas Jefferson established a systematic and ubiquitous process for surveying, planning and selling townships in the western frontier -
Shay's Rebellion
Farmers were protesting against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments on debts. -
Constitution
a document replacing the articles of confederation stating to which the Untied States or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The first tax imposed on a domestic product by the new formed government leading to people not following the goverment and treatening to suceed. -
The War of 1812
A conflict between England, America, and Canada. This war was a a pointless war, it was started becasue England did not want the Untied States sending product to France. -
Treaty of Ghent
A peace treaty signed by Great Britian and America ending the war of 1812 -
Monroe Doctrine
The document written by President James Monroe saying that if European countries tried colonizing in North or South America the United States would see that as aggression and take action. -
Trail of Tears
Apart of Jackson's Indian removal, the Cheeroke national had the travel to the land that was given to them east of the Mississippi, Cheeroke called it this because of the devastating effects on their life. -
Declaration of Sentiments
a document signed in 1848 by both men and women at the Seneca Falls Convention -
Seneca Falls Convention
Seneca Falls was the first women rights convention
