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Roanoke
Roanoke was the 1rst attempted colony in America. It is also well known as the "Lost Colony" -
James Town
The first permanent English Settlement -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly on New World. It was eleceted in July 30 at Jamestown, VA. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower compact was signed November 11th. It was agreement to form self -government, half of the colony died during the harsh winter. -
Roger Williams
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island in June -
Navigation Acts
The 1rst Navigation Act was passed by the British Parliament in December. -
William Penn
William signed a treaty with the Delaware indians and made payment for Pennsylvania. -
Salem
Salem executed many men, women, and childeren for they thought they were witches. -
The Great Awakening
Religeous Rivals begin. -
Poor Richards Almanack
Benjamin Franklin published the first Poor Richards Almanack. -
John Peter Zinger
John was aquitted of libel in New York after -
French and Indian War
The war began when the French occupied Ft. Duquesne. -
Sugar Act
Placed duties on food, lumber, molasses, & rum -
Stamp Act
It was enacted by parliament, it required revenue stamps to help fund royal troops. -
Townshed Acts
It taxed on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea -
The Boston Massacre
British troops fired into Boston. Killed 5 men including a black man. -
Boston Tea Party
Cargo was thrown over bored -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament curtailed Massachusetts self-rule; barred use of Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for. -
Patrick Henry
Patrick addressed Virginia convention and said "Give me liberty, or give me death!" -
Paul Revere & William Dawes
They alerted the patriots that the British were coming -
Lexington and Concord
Minutemen lost 8. On return from Concord, Brithish took 273 casualties. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a famous proindependence pamphlet published by Thomas Paine. -
Decloration of Independence
The Decloration of independence was adopted July 2nd and approved July 4th -
Saratoga
Burgoyne surrenderd 5,000 men at Saratoga -
Atricles of Confederation
A.C was adopted by Continental congress. It was the first written form of government. -
John Paul Jones
John Paul defeated Serapis in British North sea's waters -
Yorktown
Cornwallis retired to york town in 1781 -
Paris Treaty
Britain and the U.s both signed the Paris Treaty in 1783 recognizing independence. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was adopted by Continental Congress for Northwest territory. -
George Washington
George Washington was elected president!!! -
Naturalization Act
The N.A was passed by Johm Carroll -
Bill of Rights
It went into effect on Decmber 15, 1791 -
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney invinted the cotton gin. -
The whiskey Rebellion
Farmers protested liguor tax of 1791 -
Llouisiana Purchase
The Louisana purchase doubled the size of the U.S -
Lewis & Clark
The expedition was ordered by Thomas Jefferson to explore what is now the North West territory.
