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Jamestown Founded
first permanent English settlement in what is now the United states -
Virginia House of Burgesses
First form of Representation in Colonies -
Mayflower Compact
First written framework of Government in what now is the United State Written by Puritan and Pilgrams to establish order in the colony of Plymouth -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticutt
America's first written constitution -
Period: to
French and Indian War
French and Indians vs. British and British colonies. Britain said for protection but really for power. -
Treaty or Paris of 1763
Frech lost claims to land and ended French and Indian War. -
Proclamation of 1763
Gave natives right to land and said colinists couldn't live West of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Currency Act
Gave Britain control over trade and money. -
Stamp Act
Tax on anything printed on paper. -
Quartering Act
Made colinists house and feed British soldiers. -
Townshed Act
Took away all taxes besides the Tea tax. -
Boston Massacre
One of reasons war started, British killed 5 people and most feared army attacking unarmed crowd. -
Tea Act
Tax on tea, American's refused to unload tea and/or sell it. -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty dumped 342 creeates of tea into Boston Harbor. -
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
Stopped trade between Boston and Britain. -
Battels of Lexington and Concord
First Battles of American Revolution. Known for/as 'shot heard around the world". -
Second Continental Congress
Voted on/revised Articles of Confederation. Declaration of independence. -
Declaration of Independence
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Battle of Saratoga
Turning point battle Americnas won. French desided to help America -
Valley Forge
Washington's fort. -
Articles of Confederation Written
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Battle of Yorktown
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Articles of Confederation were in force
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Treaty of Paris of 1783
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Constitutional Convention
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Great Compromise
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3/5 Compromise
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Constitution Written
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Washington takes office
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Bill of Rights
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Genet Affair
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Whiskey Rebelion
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Pinckey's Treaty
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Jat's Treaty
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Adams Takes Office and XYZ Affair
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Quasi War Begins
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Jefferson Takes Office
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Louisana Purchase
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Marbury vs. Madison
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Embargo Act of 1807
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McCulloch vs. Maryland
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Gibbons vs. Ogden