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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India (in order to trade for spices). -
Jamestown
First settlement of Virginia -
Mayflower Compact
was an agreement signed by the pilgrims, promising to consult each other about laws for the colony -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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Bill of Rights
protected the rights of english citizens -
Virginia House of Burgesses
first representative assembly -
Proclamation of 1763
law forbidding english colonists to settle west of the Appalachian mountains -
Stamp Act
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Quarter Act
The American colonists needed to house or quarter British soldiers. -
Boston Massacre
It was a streetfight between American colonists and the British soldiers. -
Tea Act
An act passed by the British Parliament in 1773 to reduce the tax on tea shipped to the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
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Lexington and Concord
First battle of American Revolution -
Declaration of Independence
Turning point of the American Revolution -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of American revolution -
Valley forge
was the site of Washington's encampment during the winter of 1777-1778 -
Artcles of Confederation
first american constitution -
Treaty of Paris 1783
Ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation -
Constitution Covention
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Washington Presidency
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John Adams
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Thomas Jefferson
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James Madison
Era of Good Feelings -
War of 1812
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Battle of Yorktown
Sugnaled the end of the American Revolution -
James Monroe
author of monroe doctrine -
Monrie Doctrine
was a foreign policy statement by president james monroe stating that 1.) the u.s would not interfere in european affairs, and 2.) that the western hemisphere was closed to colonization and/or interence by european nations -
Andrew Jackson
Trail of Tears -
Florida Added as a State
When florida was added to the Union -
Texas Annexed
when texas came to the union
