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Magna Carta
limited the power of the king and gave rich man more rights. -
Jamestown founded
first English colony in america, colonized to sell tobacco -
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Southern Colonies founding
Jamestown was the first successful american colony , economic oppurtunuties -
Virginia House of Burgess
this is the first representative government set up in america -
Mayflower compact
pilgrims seeking religious freedoms we're going to stick together -
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New England colonies formed
the reason was Mayflower compact
their religion was Puritans&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
reason: William pen, founder of Pennsylvania economy
religions was Quacker. -
Mercantilism
economic system in between great Britain and its colonies
american colonies provided raw materials for england, which then sold the finished product back the colonies. -
French and Indian War
this war fought between french and native american vs. Great Britain over the territory west of the appalachian mountains.this event increased the debt of great britain and increased taxes on the american's taxes -
Proclamation line
line set on after the French and Indian war. -
Stamp Act
american colonist pay tax to back the debt caused by the French and Indian war.
It required a stamp to be put on printer paper products. -
Stamp Act Congress
first meeting between multiple colonies to talk about their problems. -
Boston Massacre
Americans were protesting the taxes and British soldiers attack them and that caused 5 colonist death. -
Boston Tea Party
To protest the Tea Act, the sons of liberty disguised themselves as Indians. Sons of liberty's leader was Samuel Adams. -
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
they punished colonies who protested by banned town meetings, allowed British soldiers to be housed in colonists home. -
First Continental Congress
12 colonies met because they discuss their problems with Great Britain.
they didn't want independence just to be together with Great Britain. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First battle of the revolution, Paul Revere warned British are coming to arrest the sons of liberty. -
Common sense
Thomas Paine write a pamphlet. This helped spread the world about why the colonies should became independence. -
Second Continental congress
George Washington became commander of the army.
and the declaration of independence was written by Ben Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. -
Battle of Saratoga
it was a turning point in the war. France helped when Americans won Spain and France began to back the rebelling colonies. -
Winter of Valley Forge
a lot of Washington's troops died due to freezing conditions and lack of supplies. -
Battle of Yorktown
Frenchman helped Battle that ended in british , ending the revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris
gave american colonies independence -
Constitutional convention
James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, James Wilson, John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney, Oliver Ellsworth, and Gouverneur Morris
and the maın author was George Washington. -
The great compromise
senate: each state gets 2 members
house of representatives: based on state population
new jersey: each state is going to have equal representation
Virginia plan: representatives based on state population -
3/5 compromise
every slave counts for 3/5 of a person -
federalist papers
authors was: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison
In favor of ratification
Wrote the federalist paper -
Anti-Federalists papers
authors: Thomas Jefferson Henry
they were against ratifying the constitution
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George Washington's Presidency
he sat up cabinet of advisors -
Whiskey Rebellion
A protest to the first tax that was placed after the constitution was written.
President George Washington with his military. -
Pinckney's treaty
A treaty signed with Spain to allow the U.S. to trade in New Orleans -
Pinckney's treaty
A treaty signed with Spain to allow the U.S. to trade in New Orleans -
Washington's farewell address
staying neutral in foreign affairs
political parties -
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John Adams Presidency
First president to claim a political party!!!
he was a leader of the federalist party
Allowed the central (federal) government to imprison you if you were from foreign country. -
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Thomas Jefferson's presidency
He was a leader of the Democratic-republican party (states right).
Barbary Pirates, this was the first official war the U.S. was involved in. -
Lousiana purchase
This doubled the size of the U.S. -
Marbury V. Madison
Set up Judicial Rewiev -
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James madison presidency
The War of 1812, the U.S. enter during his presidency -
War of 1812
- Great britain and the U.S.
- ımportant song was Star-Spangled Banner 3.important region The Great Lakes
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James Monroe Presidency
The Monroe Doctrine sent an agreement to Europe that they couldn't colonize the americas