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Establishment of Jamestown
The first permanent English colony established in James Town Virginia by Virginia Company of London. The British empire began by James Fort, and James Town served capital of Virginia for 93 years and in some times mortality was very high at James town due to starvation and disease. Connection to the Revolution??? Philosophies??? -
Arrival of the Mayflower
- Immigrants on the Mayflower landing in Plymouth, Nov. 11, 1620 and adopted the Mayflower compact before their arrival.
- The Mayflower contributed to the founding of the U.S. because it created a new colony in Virginia (now MA). And allowed for more colony's to push inland a make more settlements.
- Faction is a Philosophy which means a small, organized group. This works because the immigrants had to create a form of government that would govern they in their new country.
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Who- towns of Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield
What/Where/Why- Describe the government set up by Connecticut River towns, setting its structure and powers and establish rule of law.
When-January 15, 1639 Contribution to Revolution: the government set up independent
structure and powers and claimed access to open sea trading. Philosophy: government-because the colonists set up the structure and powers; constitution because its became a law or standard. -
Laws and Liberties
Identification:??? Contributed to getting away from Great Britain because Americans had different beliefs & religions that were not allowed by the British government. Social contract- All the people in the new land have to obey the British Government & still follow all the laws. -
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The French and Indian War/ The Seven Years' War
When:17 May 1756 – 15 February 1763
(6 years, 8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Where: Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia
Why: because one side wanted to dominate all others
What: conflict between Great Britain and France
How: it led to Great Britain take over North America and eventually prompted our Declaration Philosophy: social contract because both side end up with 5 treaties Contribute: British won North America so they start to put taxes on us which lead to rebellion -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied on American colonists by the British government. One contribution was that the act imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of pro ted paper they used. Another contribution was almost the same as the first one as it taxed Ships papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications and even playing cards.
Cause of Revolution???
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Quartering Act
Quartering act
Match 24 1765
1) The act is when the British government forced American colonists
to provide food and shelter to British soldiers against their will.
2) People were tired of having to take care of British soldiers
against their will.
3) Natural rights, they have the right to say no to giving shelter to
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Stamp Act Congress
How the Stamp Act Congress contributed to the United States' decision to declare the independence from Great Britain is that it led to a protest to repeal this act but British the other passed tax laws to replace it and this replacement made the colonists mad.
The philosophy of government was confederation and republic.
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Boston Masacre
The Event of Boston Massacre
- Was an event in March 5, 1770 when British Army soldiers shot and
killed people while under attack by a mob. Philosophy
-Faction: small group of angry people fighting for there political right It Contributed to the American Revolution by: Publicize by leading
Patriots, such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams, to encourage rebellion against the British Authorities. -
Tea Act
Parliament (the British government) passed the Tea Act May 10, 1773. It granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies. This was a catalyst to the Boston Tea Party. Many immigrants were from Britain and tea was part of their everyday lives. The price spike made tea unavailable, or practically so, in the American colonies. Angered, the colonists did not sit idle. Natural rights-what the British did wasn't right because they took part of Americans' culture. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists tried to rebel against their own government, and that's when the government passed taxes on paint, paper and tea. The Tea Party was an important event for the Revolutionary War because colonists started to use violence in protest. Philosophies: popular sovereignty because the people pretty much took over the government and made their say and factions because the people had a different belief from the government and they didn't want that. -
First Continental Congress
Colonial delegates (except from Georgia) met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774, and decided to prohibit trade with Britain and boycott British goods. The British government didn't like that and responded on April 19, 1775 when British soldiers clashed with colonial militias at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. It was the first battle of the Revolution. Philosophy: faction-a small organization in politics, and that represents the colonies trying to break away from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
1) The Declaration Of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia on July 4th, 1776.
2) The Declaration Of Independence stated certain ideals that the colonists believed were important for men to have, such as liberty and equalities.
Contribution to the Revolution???
3) Civil liberties & Natural rights were the two philosophers because people would establish a government to protect their rights.
