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Jamestown 1607
Who: John Smith
What: The first English colony
Where: The Chesapeake bay
When: April of 1607 -
The Mayflower Compact
Who: Puritans, Tradesmen
What: first document to establish self-government in the New World
Where Massachusetts Bay colony
When: November 22, 1620 -
The French and Indian War
Who: Between Britain and France
What: War fought with the help of Native Americans and it ended with the Treaty of Paris
When: May 1, 1754 -
The Proclamation of 1763
Who: King George the 3rd
What: it was intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands.
Where: Great Britain
When: October 7, 1763 -
Stamp Act
Who: passed by the British Parliament
What: the British Parliament American colonists were required to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper, ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards.
Where: Great Britain
When: March 22, 1765 -
The Boston Tea Party
Who: Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty
What: A political protest against British Parliaments' tax on tea
Where: Boston Harbor, Boston, MA
When: December 16, 1773 -
Lexington and Concord
What:Minutemen at Lexington Green intercepted British troops marching from Boston to Concord, Massachusetts. The British killed several minutemen and moved to Concord, where they destroyed some military supplies.
Where: Lexington
When: April 19,1775 -
Yorktown
Who: French, American VS. British
What: Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown.
Where: York County, Virginia
When: October 19, 1781 -
The Great Compromise
Who: Roger Sherman
What: it established the Senate and the House of Representatives and allowed for them to work efficiently
Where: Connecticut
When: December 6, 1787 -
The War of 1812
Who: Britain VS. US
What: it was a conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the ratification Treaty of Ghent.
Where: America
When: June 18- February 18, 1812 -
The Battle of Alamo
Who: The Republic of Texas VS Mexico
What: It was fought over issues like Federalism, slavery, immigration rights, the cotton industry ,and money.
Where: A fort in San Antonio, Texas called the Alamo
When:February 23- March 6, 1836 -
The Treaty of Versaille
Who: President Woodrow Wilson
What: The peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
Where: France, Italy, US, Great Britain
When:Jun 28 – Jan 21, 1920 -
Sources
“SOL Review - US VA History.” History with Mr. Bayne, www.mrbayne.com/sol-review---us-va-history.html.
“US/VA History Final Exam - Us/Va History with Daly at Robert E. Lee High School.” STUDYBLUE, www.studyblue.com/notes/note/n/us-va-history-final-exam/deck/955274.
