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Period: 1492 to
America timeline
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first African Americans brought as slaves
The first slaves that were brought to America helped innovate plantation farminf -
the first successful tobacco crop was grown
The first making of the new cash crop of America -
jamestown was settled
when people first colonized Jamestown -
The Virginia house of Burgesses
The Virginia house of Burgesses was created to have the first legislative assembly -
pilgrims arrive at Plymouth on Mayflower
The pilgrims travel to America and settle the Plymouth region -
Bacon's rebellion occured
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John locke established natural rights l
He wrote that people had 3 rights life liberty and property -
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trial was a event where people were wrongly persecuted as witches and were tested. -
Great Awakening
religious revival that swept Protestant Europe and British America in the 1730s and 1740s. -
The french and indian war ended
The war with France and the natives fighting against the British and the french lost -
proclamation of 1763
In an attempt to prevent similar incidents from occurring, King George III issued a royal proclamation on October 7, 1763, -
the stamp act
American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Boston massacre
People were shot in Boston one of the key factors in American Revolution -
The Boston teaparty
When they dumped tea off the incoming ships to rebel against the kings taxes -
the first continental congress was born
the first establishment of government in America -
the second Continental congress met in philidelphia
The Second Continental Congress met as agreed on May 5, 1775. -
Patrick henery said give me liberty or give me death
He used the famous words give me liberty or give me death -
Battle of lexington and concord was fought
One of the great battles of the American revolution -
John Marshall became chief of justice
He was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States -
Declaration of independence was written
The declaration of independence was the written contract that separated us from Britain -
Thomas paine wrote common sense
he wanted people to fight away from Britain and make America Independent -
American colonies gained independence from britain
we gained independence from Britain -
Virginia declaration of rights
The Declaration was adopted unanimously by the Fifth Virginia Convention at Williamsburg -
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Virginia statute for religious freedome
It gave us rights to religious freedom -
The battle of saratoga
The biggest turning point in the American Revolution -
The Articles of Confederation was established
Constitution of the united states of America -
Ben Franklin negotiated the treaty of alliances
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The constitution was ratified
The America constitution was made to give us rights that couldn't be taken away -
Virginia and New Jersey were proposed and constitutional convention
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George Washington became first president
He was the first president after American Revolution -
Roger Williams settles in Rhode Island
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Bill of rights was added to constitution
The bill of rights gives us certain unalienable rights -
Marbury v. Madison taken by supreme court
landmark case by the United States Supreme Court which forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review
