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Aug 15, 1215
magna carta
Ganted rights to freeman and nobles -
Roanoke Island "Lost colony"
Was the first attemped colony. It is known as the "Lost Colony" -
Jamestown
Was the first perminet settlement in the "New World" -
The house of burgesses
The first representative assembly in the colonies -
The mayflower compact
The first agremment to form a self-governmet in the colonies -
Rhode island
Was founded by Roger Williams. -
Navigation acts
Were passed by England to regulate colonial commerce to suit English needs. -
Beacon's rebelion
A revolt agenst the English government -
Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn -
Salem witch trials
People who were thought were witches were exicuted. -
Great awakening
a religous movement -
Poor Richard's Almanack
wasn't published until 1757 -
French and Indian war
The french lost all it's land clames -
Sugar act
it was a tax made by the British on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and rum to pay of it's war depts -
Stampt act
it was repealed on March 17, 1766. -
Quartering act
It required colonists to house British troops. -
Townshed acts
all the taxes were repealed exsept on tea in 1770 -
Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea party
it was where colonists dressed up as indians and through tea overbord the ships. -
"Intolerable acts"
colonists had to pay for the tea that was lost. -
patrick henery
said "Give me liberty of give me death" -
Midnight ride
paul rever and others road around to yell "the british are coming, the british are coming!" -
Lexington and Concord
the first battles of the revolution. -
Common sense
it was written by Thomas Paine. -
Declartation of independance
it was finaly approved on july 4 -
Ft. Ticonderoga
one of the last battles of the revolution. -
Saritogah
the last battle of the revolution -
Articals of confederation
it was the construction of the constitution -
John Paul Jones
"I have not yet begun to fight!" -
Yorktown
the very last battle of the revolution. -
Treaty of paris of 1783
The terty that stop the revolutionary war. -
Prez. George Washington
he was the first prez of the U.S. and John Adams was his vice-prez. -
Bill of rights
was wanted by the states for the constitution. -
Cottin Gin
Eli Whitney thought it would help the slaves but made it worse. -
washington's farwell adress
he warned the country to watchout of political powers and other countries. -
louisiana purchase
it was sold from Napoleon to the U.S. for 15,000,000 dollars. -
Lewis and Clark Expidition
Jefferson called them for the job. -
First steamboat trip
it was the first practical trip. -
War of 1812
3 causes: Trade tensions, British support for Indian raids, and Impressment -
Star-Sangled Banner
it was written by Francis Scot Key. -
Missouri Compromise
it attmited Missouri as a slave state but banned slavery above the 36 parralel. -
Monroe Docturine
it was enunciated by Prez James Monroe. -
Trail of Tears
it was rode on by the Cherokee indians and many of their people died on it. -
First Telegraph message
it was sent by it's inventor Samuel F.B. Morse from Wasington to Baltimore. -
Manifest destiney
The blief that the U.S. will grow from the Alantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. -
mormon road
brigum young lead the Curch of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints from Nauvoo, IL to Salt Lake City, Ut after being peursicuted by mobs. -
Womans rights
The convention was held in Senceca Falls, NY -
Compromise of 1850
it made the Fugitive slave law more harse for the northers and slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
it was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe -
Dred Scoot vs. Supreme Court
it ruled that blacks, free of slaves, are not citizens. -
Lincoln elected prez
he won in a 4-way race. -
Confederate states of America
the southern states had succeded from the union and had Jefferson Davis as their prez. -
Ft. Sumpter
it was the first battle of the Civil War. -
Battle of Anietam
it was the bloodyest battle of the civil war with a total of over 2000 men from each side. -
Emancipation Proclamation
it freed the slaves in the union and the confederatcy. -
Gettysburg Adress
Lincoln gave it after the battle there was over. -
Lee surenders
lee surendered 27,800 troops to Gant at Appomattox Court House. -
Lincoln Assasination
he was shot by John Wilkes Booth and died the fallowing day. -
13th admendment
it abolished slavery completly. -
14th admendment
everyone in the U.S. is a citizen. -
15th admendment
it granted voting rights to blacks -
American Red Cross
was founded by Clara Barton
