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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with his 3 ships Santa maria, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the "Indies" -
Jamestown, VA
English found Jamestown, Virginia -
House of Burgesses
VA; designed to attract colonists and keep order; only property owners could vote. -
Mayflower Compact
Puritans believed ppl. formed gov't; male church members could vote; est. General Court -
English Bill of Rights
monarch can't suspend Parliament, collect taxes w/o permission; protected freedom of speech -
The Great Awakening
Religious revival movement -
French and Indian War
called Seven Years War in Europe -
1st Continental Congress
vowed forceif Britain attacked; agreed to reconvene May 1775 -
Lexington & Concord
British trying to take our ammunition; 1st battle of Revolution. -
2nd Continental Congress
organized continental army and named G. Washington commander -
Common Sense - Thomas Paine
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The Declaration of Independence
written primarily by Thomas Jefferson; explains why we seek independence; trying to sway Loyalists and neutral colonists -
Battle of Yorktown
in VA; end of war; inspired revolutions worldwide -
Shays' Rebellion
1,200 farmers protested foreclosures; tried to keep courts closed to keep farmers; militia called out -
Marbury vs. Madison
Supreme Court said it couldn't force the delivery; est, judicial review; strengthened federal judiciary -
Battle of New Orleans
after the war ended; made a hero of Andrew Jackson -
Convention of 1818
set Canada/US border @ 49th Parallel and set up joint occupation of Oregon Territory