Johan STAAR social studies

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  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Limited the power of the king and gave rich men more rights.

  • Jamestown founded

    First English colony in America.Colonized to sell tobacco.
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    southern colonies formed

    1. first British colony 2. cash crops, tobacco, fertile soil, and some economic reasons 3. harsh winter and fertile soil 4. Angelican (christian) and roman catholic.

  • Virginia House of Burgess

    First representative gov. set up in america

  • Mayflower Compact

    First contract made in the United States that they will stay together.
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    New England colonies formed

    1.to escape religious persicution 2. rocky soil, long winters, and forest areas 3. puritans and pilgrims

  • Fundamental Orders of connecticut

    One of the first representative government in america. creates an idea for the founders of the revolution.
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    middle colonies formed

    1. cash crops and religious freedom 2. fertile soils, flat lands, and shorter winters 3. Quakers and roman catholics

  • mercantilism

    1.economic system between great britain and its colonies 2. because they felt that it violated their freedom to trade in with other countries.

  • Mercantilism

    1.Economic system between Great Britain and its colonies, American colonies provided raw materials for England, which then sold the finished product back the colonies. 2. Americans felt it violated their freedom to trade in with other countries.

  • proclamation line

    1.line set on after the french and indian war, british colonies to the east, french and native american to the west of the appalachian mountains 2. because they wanted more land.

  • Proclamation Line

    1.Line set on after the French & Indian war. British colonies to the east, french and native american to the west of the Appalachian mountains. 2. Because they get less land.

  • stamp act

    1. First tax placed on the American colonies to payback the debt caused by the french and Indian war.it required a stamp to be put on printed paper products. 2. Because the Americans needed to pay back debt.

  • Stamp Act Congress

    1. Was the firs meeting between multiple colonies. 2. They discussed problems they had with the king of England.

  • Boston Massacre

    1. Americans were protesting the taxes, british soldiers got things thrown at them. 2. Crispus Attucks was "the first death of the american revolution". 3. 5 people died

  • Boston Tea Party

    1. To protest the tea act. 2. The sons of liberty dumped tea into the boston harbor. 3. the sons of liberty was and organization that created the 13 american colonies and were led my Samuel Adams. 4. Samuel Adams was their leader.

  • Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

    1. Set to punish the colonies for their protests. 2. Allowed british soldiers to be housed (quartered) in colonists home.

  • First Continental Congress

    1. They met to discuss their problems with Great Britain. 2. They didn't want independence just ways to come together with Great Britain.

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    First Battle of the Revolution, "shot heard around the world".

  • Common Sense

    1. Pamphlet written by thomas paine, helped spread the word about why the colonies should become independent 2. Thomas Paine

  • Second Continental Congress

    1. George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson. 2. The Decleration of independence

  • Battle of Saratoga

    1. Americans won, after they won Spain and France began to back the rebelling colonies. 2. Because the United States needed alliances. 3. Because after the british lost it encouraged france to enter into military alliance with United States.

  • Winter of Valley Forge

    1. George Washington was the leader. 2. Many troops died due to freezing conditions and lack of supplies (food, proper, and clothing).

  • Battle of Yorktown

    1. Frenchmen helped 2. From France 3. British surrendered and ended the revolutionary war.
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    Articles of Conferation

    Because the government was very WEAK.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Established that it ended the revolutionary war and gave the american colonies independence and set new boundaries.
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    George Washington's presidency

    He set up the president's cabinet of advisors

  • Whiskey rebellion

    A protest to the first tax that was placed after the constitution was written. President George Washington shut it down with his military.

  • Invention of the cotton ginmore slaves

    Eli whitney created it.

  • Pinckney's Treaty

    A treaty signed with spain to allow the US to trade in new orleans

  • Washington's farewell address

    Wanted the US to stay neutral in foreign affairs and no political partys
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    John Adams' presidency

    First president to claim a political party and was leader of the federalist government. He allowed the central (federal) government to imprison you if you were from foreign country.
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    Thomas Jefferson's presidency

    He was he leader of the democratic-rebublican party (states rights)
    Barbary pirates, this was the first official war the US was involved in and was the first time our navy was used.

  • Lousiana Territory

    Doubled the size of the US.

  • Marbury vs Madison

    Judicial Review was set up by the Supreme Court.

  • Marbury v madison

    forms the judicial review
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    james madison's presidency

    His presidency was entered during the war of 1812

  • War of 1812

    1.United states vs united states 2. The star spangled banner was written. Andrew jackson was the greatest leader during the war of battle of new orleans
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    James monroe's presidency

    1. it was the the US policy toward the western hemishpere. for the US to not interfere with european colonies
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    Andrew jackson's presidency

    the native americans. and cause he was a dictator