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1497
first english expedition to arrive in North America
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1527
England rebellion against catholicism
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James I becomes king
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Bacons rebellion
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salem witch trials
Between February 1692 and May 1693, a series of hearings and trials for those accused of witchcraft took place in colonial Massachusetts. There were more than 200 accusers. -
tobacco exports to england
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sugar act
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stamp act
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townshend acts
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boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was an altercation that took place in Boston on March 5, 1770, during which nine British soldiers opened fire on five people out of a throng of three hundred to four hundred people who were verbally assaulting them and hurling various projectiles. -
Intolerable acts
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battle of lexington and concord
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battle of bunker hill
The Brits triumphed over the Americans. The combat gave the inexperienced colonial soldiers a crucial confidence boost during the Siege of Boston despite the fact that they lost. They caused substantial fatalities on the enemy. -
battle of trenton
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declaration of independance
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battle of saratoga
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fall of Philadelphia
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valley forge
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french alliance
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battle of kings mountain
During the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, the Patriots decisively defeated the Loyalist militias in the Battle of Kings Mountain, which took place in South Carolina. -
battle of yorktown
The American Revolution's pivotal engagement turned out to be at Yorktown. With their capitulation, the British signaled the end of their hegemony over the colonies and the beginning of a new one: the United States of America. -
treaty of paris
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shays rebellion
In response to a debt problem among the populace and in resistance to the state government's stepped-up efforts to levy taxes on both individuals and their professions, the Shays' Rebellion was an armed revolt in Western Massachusetts and Worcester. -
the northwest ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance stated a bill of rights that were guaranteed in the area and established a system for admitting new states to the Union from the territory. It also established a government for the Northwest Territory. -
the virginia plan
In the Virginia Plan, a supreme national government with three departments and a bicameral legislature was proposed to the United States Constitutional Convention. James Madison created the concept while he waited for a quorum to form at the 1787 Constitutional Convention. -
judiciary act of 1789
In the Virginia Plan, a supreme national government with three departments and a bicameral legislature was proposed to the United States Constitutional Convention. James Madison created the concept while he waited for a quorum to form at the 1787 Constitutional Convention. -
The Tariff of 1789
With regard to shipping, manufacturing, and the delivery of raw materials to American ports, the Tariff of 1789 put France and Great Britain on an even playing field. American-owned ships were assessed a 6 per ton fee while all foreign-owned or foreign-built ships were subject to a 50 per ton penalty. -
Embargo Act of 1807
The United States Congress passed the Ban Act of 1807, which placed a sweeping trade embargo on all foreign countries. The 1806 Non-importation Act was succeeded or replaced by this law, which was passed as the Napoleonic Wars progressed. It represented an increase in pressure on Britain to respect American sovereignty and neutrality and to stop any impressment of American sailors. -
war of 1812
The United States of America, along with some assistance from Spain in Florida, fought the British Empire and its allies in British North America during the War of 1812. -
battle of new orleans
The British Army, led by Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, and the American Army, led by Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, engaged in the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, about five miles southeast of New Orleans' French Quarter in what is now the neighborhood of Chalmette, Louisiana. -
The “Transportation Revolution”
With the use of canals, steamboats, and railroads, the growth of domestic trade in America significantly grew. The Transportation Revolution came to be known as a result of these technological developments.