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Timeline

Who: King John

When: 1215

Where:England

First document to limit the power of the king.

Who:The English

When:1607

Where:Virginia

First permanent English settlement in North 

America.

Who: The representatives of the colonies

When:1619

Where:The Colonies

First Representatives assembly in the 

American Colonies.

Who:Men who sailed to America(pilgrims)

When:1620

Where:Mayflower Ship

An agreement established by the men who 

sailed to America on the Mayflower,which 

called for laws for the good of the colony and 

set forth the idea of self government.

When:Early 1600s (1620-1636)

Where:Massachusetts,New Hampshire,Rhode 

Island,Connecticut,

This Region had public schools,Plymouth was 

founded in this region,there were Quakers and 

Purtians in this region.This region was based 

on fishing and trading.

When:Early 1600s (1626-1682)

Where:New York,New 

Jersey,Pennsylvania,Delaware

This region had Private schools,this region was 

based on mining.And was also based on 

farming.

When:Early 1600s (1607-1732)

Where:Virginia,Maryland,North Carolina,South 

Carolina,Georgia

This region was based on growing crops such 

as tabacco.Jamestown was founded in this 

region,the state of what is now Virginia.This 

region had no schools.

Who:France,and Britain

When:1754-1763

Where:North America

Conflict in North America that was part of a 

worldwide struggle between France and 

Britain,Britain defeated France and gained 

French Canada.

Who:France and Britain

When:1763

Where:North America

Treaty that ended the French and Indian 

War,Britain gained all of North America east of 

the Mississippi river.

Who:British and American colonists 

When:1763

Where:North America

An order in which Britain prohibited its 

American colonists from settling west of the 

Appalachian Mountains.

Who:Smugglers

When:1764

Where:The colonies 

Law passed by Parliament that placed a tax 

on sugar,molases,and other products shiped 

to the colonies also called for harsh 

punishment for smugglers.

Who:Colonists

When:1765

Where:The Colonies

Law passed by Parliament that required all 

colonists to house and supply British soldiers.

Who:Colonists

When:1765

Where:The colonies

Law passed by Parliament that required all 

legal and comercial documents to carry an 

official stamp showing a tax has been paid.

Who:Colonists 

When:1765-1768

Where:The colonies

Series of laws passed by Parliament that 

suspended New York's assembly and 

established taxes on goods brought into the 

British colonies.

Who:British soldiers and Boston colonists

When:1770

Where:The colonies

Clash between British soldiers and Boston 

colonists,including Crispus Attucks was killed.

Who:Colonists

When:1773

Where:Boston Harbor

The dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston 

Harbor by colonists to protest the Tea Act.

Who:Massachusetts colonists

When:1774

Where:Massachusetts

Series of laws enacted by Parliament to punish 

Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea 

Party.

Who:British and American troops

When:1775

Where:Massachusetts

First Shots fired between American and British 

troops.

Who:Colonists

When:1776

Where:The Colonies

Document written in which the colonies 

declared independence from Britain.

Who:New England troops

When:1777

Where:New York

The raiding party encountered New England 

troops,who badly defeated it at 

Bennington.Here Americans built up earthen 

walls behind which to fight.

Who:American And French Troops

When:1781

Where:Yorktown

The American and French troops bombarded 

Yorktown with canon fire ,turning its buildings 

to rubble.

Who:The people of the United States

When:1783

Where:United Sates

Treaty that ended the Revolutionary 

War,confirming the independence of the 

United States and setting the boundaries of 

the new nation.

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