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jamestown
first permanent english settlement in north america. they wanted to find gold and establish a colony. -
the original 13 colonies
the colonies were sent from britain to colonise -
original 13 colonies
the colonies are split into three, the new england, middle and southern colonies. -
southern colonies virginia house of burgesses
this was the first representative assembly in the colonie,colonists elect 2 representatives who make the laws -
mayflower compact
the mayflower compact was a document that had sets of rules and laws. they wanted to land in northern virginia but landed in massachusetts. -
new england's fundamental orders of connecticut
this was was influenced by thomas hooker and was the first written constitution in the colonies. -
slavery in the colonies
some of the colonies had slaves that were being brought to america. -
the first great awakening
the great awakening wa a way for people to gain their faith back. -
french and indian war
the french and british were fight over the ohio river valley because it had good trading opportunities. -
no taxation without representation
the colonists were upset about the taxes because they didn't have a voice in what was happening -
proclamation of 1763
colonists were angry that the king were making rules and the colonists had to say in it. -
stamp act
the stamp act was tax on paper or printed materials. colonists protested by committing acts of violence and held boycotts on british goods. -
quartering act
the act made colonists feed and house british soldiers. -
townshend act
townshend act were taxes on imported good -
boston massacre
this was a protest gone bad and killed crispus attucks, the first casualty of the revolution. -
boston tea party
people dressed up like indians and dumped tea overboard. -
tea act
the tea act created a monopoly on tea. colonists could only buy tea form BEIC. -
intolerable act
this act closed the port of boston whiched stopped trade -
first continental congress
the act of parliament led to the information and meeting of the continental congress was the intolerable acts. -
patriots v loyalists
many people wanted to go to war with britain to be independent but loyalists wanted not to go to war with britain -
the shot heard round the world
british troops marching to concord so they could take the colonists weapons -
battles of lexington and concord
the first battle of the revolution. -
the 2nd continental congress
this was taken after the battle of lexington and concord. -
winter valley forge
troops were able to training so they will be ready to fight in the spring. -
The two patriots
common sense was written by thomas pain and talked about the way britain was mistreating the colonises -
winter vally forge
the troops trained in the harsh weather so they could be ready in the spring to fight. -
DOI
declared independence from britain. -
battle of saratoga
the turning point of the war because the french helped -
battle of yorktown
this battle ended the war between the colonists and the British -
teaty of paris 1783
it officially ended the revolutionary war and they gained the Mississippi river
