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Jamestown, Virgina
The first permanent English settlement in the Americans. -
Navigation Acts
A long series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships. -
French and Indian War
The French built forts to protect their trade with the Indians. -
End of the Seven Years War
French and colonists merged into European conflict. -
Boston Massacre
Boston opened fire on American colonists and killed 5 people. -
Continental Congress
convention of delegates -
Declaration of Independence
A paper that talks about how men have some unalienable rights that government can not take away -
Siege of Yorktown
Most important battle of the revolutionary war -
Treaty of Paris
formally ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Northwest Ordinance
rules for governing the Northwest Territory
