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Jamestown1607
First permanent English settlement in North America
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House of Burgesses1619
First Representative Assemblyin the American Colonies
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Mayflower Compact1620
Agreement established by the menwho sailed
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New England colonies
The new england colonies were democratic and voted to electrepresentatives at town meetings. Fishing, trading, hunting, and
shipbuilding were very important to these colonies economy. Education
was very important and children were expected to read and write.
Massachusetts, New HampshireRhode Island, and Connecticut
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middle colonies
If you owned land, you could vote. Farming andhaving cattle was very important. There were many
skilled craftsman and mining was good for money.
If the parents were wealthy, a tutor could be hired
to teach their children.
New York, New JerseyPennsylvania, and Delaware
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southern colonies
If you owned land, only then could you vote.Farming was the most important part of the
economics. Farming included tobacco, indigo,
and rice. There were no public schools but there
were private schools run by churches. Not
centered around religion. The cultures were
not very mixed because most people were from
England and belonged to the Church Of England
Virginia, MarylandNorth Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia
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French and Indian war 1764
Conflict in North America that was part of a worldwide struggle between France and Britain;
britain defeated France and gained French Canada
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Treaty of Paris 1763
The treaty that ended the French and indian War. Britain gained all of north America east of the
Mississippi River.
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Proclamation of 1763
An order which Britain prohibited its American Colonist to settle west of
the Appalachian Mountains
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sugar act1764
A law passed by Parliament that placeda tax on sugar, molasses, and other
products shipped to the Colonies; it
also called for harsh punishment of
smugglers
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stamp act1765
A law passed by Parliament that requiredall legal and commercial documents to
carry an official stamp showing a tax had
been paid
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Quartering Act1765
A law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required the colonies to house and supply
British soldiers
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Townshend Act1767
A series of laws passed by Parliamentthat suspended New York assembly
and established taxes on goods brought
into the british colonies.
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Boston Massacre1770
A clash between British soldiersand Boston colonist in which five
of the colonist, including Crispus
Attucks, were killed
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Boston Tea Party1770
The dumping of 342 chests of tea intoBoston Harbor by colonist to protest
the tea act
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Intolerable Acts1774
A series of laws enacted my Parliament to punish Massachusetts colonist for the
Boston Tea Party
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Lexington and Concord1775
The first battles of the American Revolution!
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Declaration of Independence1776
The document written in which thecolonies declared Independence
from Britain
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Saratoga1777
This battle is the turning point of theAmerican Revolution. This was an victory
for the Americans. Many European
countries gave aide.
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Yorktown.1781
This is the last battle of the American Revolution and America wins
INDEPENDENCE!!!
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Treaty of Paris 1783
The treaty that ended the revolutionary warconfirming the independence of the United
States and setting the boundaries of the new
nation.
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Articles of Confederation1777-1781
A document, adopted by the continental congress in 1777 and finally approved
by the states in 1781, that outlined the
form of government of the new United
States
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7 principles of constitution
Limited Government- the government has only the powers that the Constitution
to it
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Separation of Power-the Constitution divides the government into three branches:Congress-legislative branch makes laws
President-executive branch carries out the laws
Courts-judicial branch explains and interprets the laws
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Limited Government-the government has only the powers
that the Constitution gives to it
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Popular Sovereignty- the governments right to rule comes from the people
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Checks and Balances- each branch of government has the power to check or
limit the actions of the other two
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Federalism-division of power betweenthe federal government and the states.
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Republicanism- citizens electrepresentatives to carry out
their will
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Individual rights-The Constitutionprotects individual rights such as freedom
of speech, freedom religion etc
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3/5ths of slaves counted for taxationand representation
Three Fifths Compromise57
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Great Compromise1787
combined new parts of the new jersey plan and the virginia
plan resulting in branches of
government and 2 houses
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Bill of Rights
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably
to assemble, and to petition the government for a
redress of grievances.amendment #1
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