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  • Jan 1, 1215

    The Magna Carta was Signed

    The Magna CartaThe Magna Carta made the monarch's power limited and the king wasn't above the law. I learned that it was written by barons to protect their rights and property against the king.
  • Jan 1, 1400

    One to Two Million Native Americans lived in Ten Major Regions of Mexico

    Two cultural regions are the Sothwest and the Southeast.

  • The First Permanent English Colony was Established in America

    The name of the first permanent colony was Jamestown. The London Company formed Jamestown.

  • The English took Control of New Netherland

    This colony was renamed New Amsterdam.

  • The Mayflower Compact was Signed

    Mayflower CompactThe purpose of this document was being able to govern themselves in the new world. I learned that the compact had influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

  • The First Thanksgiving was Celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Indians

  • America's First Law Guaranteeing Religious Liberty was Passed

    This law was called the Act Concerning Relgion.

  • African Slaves were Brought to Jamestown, Virginia

    They were brought to Jamestown to become indentured servants and become slaves for others.

  • The Fear of Withchcraft began in Salem, Massachusetts

  • Africans were Living in Every Colony

  • The First Great Awakening Began

    This movement was started because the colonists had lost their religious faith.

  • The 13 British Colonies in North America were Established

    MassachusettsI learned that Massachsetts was earlier named Popham.

  • King George III was Crowned

  • The Prime Minister George Grenville Proposed the Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act required colonists to buy a stamp for every piece of paper used.

  • The Quartering Act was Passed

    The Quartering Act ordered colonial assemblies to provide British troops with housing.

  • The Townshed Acts were Passed

    This Law required colonists to pay tax on goods imported from Britain.

  • The Parliament Passed the Intolerable Acts

  • First Continental Congress Created

  • The Revolutionary War Began

  • Paul Revere Warned Colonists that the British were Coming

  • Second Continental Congress First Met

  • Common Sense was Published

    The author of Common Sense was Thomas Paine.

  • The Delegates Signed the Declaration of Independence

  • British Surrendered to American Troops

    France had become an ally of America during the war.

  • The Treaty of Paris was Signed

    One effect of the signing of the Treaty of Paris was that United States became an independent nation.