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Jan 1, 1215
The Magna Carta was signed
The signing limited the power of the king. One thing I learned from the website is that it actually failed to resolve the conflict between the king and the barons. -
Jan 1, 1400
Between one and two million Native Americans lived in the ten major cultural regions north of Mexico
California and the Great Basin -
The first permanent English colony was established in America
a) The name of the colony was Jamestown.
b) The name of the group of merchants that formed it was the London Company. -
African slaves were brought to the United States
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The Mayflower Compact was signed
It was a document that described the way that the people aboard the Mayflower would govern themselves. One thing I learned from the website is that the Mayflower Compact was probably created by William Brewster. -
The first thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Indians
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The English took control of the settlement of New Netherland
The colony was renamed New York. One thing that I learned from the website is that New York was both a place for trade and commerce. -
A fear of witchcraft began in Salem, Massachusetts
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There were enslaved Africans living in every colony
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The First Great Awakening began
People had lost their religious faith so people needed to be more religous. -
All 13 British colonies in North America were established
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King George III was crowned
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Prime Minister George Greenville proposed the Stapm Act
This law required colonists to buy a stamp for every paper they used. -
The Quartering Act was passed
It required colonial assemblies to provide British troops with quarters, housing, candles, bedding, beer, etc. -
The Townshed Acts were passed
It required taxes on goods imported from Britian. -
The Intolerable Acts were passed
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The First Continental Congress
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The Revolutionary War began
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Paul Revere warned the colonists that the British were coming
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Second Continental Congress
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Common Sense was published
Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet. -
The delegates signed the Declaration of Independence
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The British surrendered to American troops
France became an ally of America during the war. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed
One effect was that Great Britian recognized the US as a independent nation.