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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta is a document that King John of England was forced into signing. -
Jamestown, Virginia founded
First permanent English settlement in America -
Virginia House of Burgesses established
First Legislative Assembly in the United States -
Bacon's Rebellion
Armed rebellion by Virginia settlers by Nathaniel Bacon agaisnt Governor William Berkely. -
English Bill of Rights
Act declaring the Rights and Liberties . -
Enlightment Period Begins
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French and Indian War begins
Colonial extention of the Seven Years war . Bloodiest american war in the 18th century . -
Proclamation of 1763
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Boston Massacre
Incident where the British army soilders killed five male civilians and injured six others . -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. -
Intolerable Acts
Series of punitive laws passes by Parliament . -
1st Contiental Congress
Covention of delegates from twelve colonies that at Carpenters' Hall in Philedelphia , Pennsylvania. -
Lexington and Concord
First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War . -
2nd Contienental Congress
Convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania soon after wafare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Common Sense published
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Declaration of Indepence
Document recording the proclamation of the 2nd Continental Congress asserting Independence of the Colonies from Great Britian. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Battle fought during the American Revolutionary war -
British Surrender at Yorktown
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris signed
British Colonial supremacy -
French and Indian War ends
The French and Indian War ended due to the British government failing campaigns in 1757 and then William Pitt taking control.
