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Jamestown
First official settlement / colony established .
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Mayflower Compact
The first wriiten fragment of government established in what is now the United States .
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The Great Migration
A time period in which English men and women set out across the Atlantic ocean to settle in unsettled places. -
Declaration of Independence
The document that told that they were officially an independent from Great Britain.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence -
Revolutionary War Ended
The ending of the war was when the Treaty of paris was signed .
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris -
Constitution Written
The document that had all of the laws that everyone would follow .
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=3&title.raw=Constitution+of+the+United+States -
Bill of Rights Added
The document that listed all individual rights of all people in the united States.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/constitution_day/background/index.asp?article=billofrights -
Marbury v.s Madison
Court case that ended up establishing Judicial Review.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marbury-v-madison-establishes-judicial-review
