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Colonization Era5
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Magna Carta
1215This document limited the power of theking and gave citizens basic rights.
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Jamestown
1607This was the first settlementmade when colonists settled
in the colonies.
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This was the firstrepresentative government
in the colonies.
1619
House of Burgesses11
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Mayflower Compact
1620An agreement made by thefirst settlers for the good of
colony and set forth the idea
of Self-Government.
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They had a Democratic government,made money by fishing,trading,hunting,
or shipbuilding, very religious, education
was very important, lived nearby each
other, includes New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Rhode island, and
Connecticut.
New England Colonies15
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If you owned land, you could vote, made money byfarming wheat/cattle, mining and skill craftsmen, not
centered around religion, mixed people, settlers were
accepting of one another, no public schools, private
schools run by church, has New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
Middle Colonies17
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Southern ColoniesIf you owned land, you could vote, mademoney by farming tobacco, indigo, and
rice, belonged to church of England,
class system, not social, no public
schools, few private schools, if wealthy,
parents hired a private tutor, has North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,
Maryland, and Georgia
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American Revolution Era21
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French and Indian War
1754-1763A war caused by land disputes in EasternAmerica between France and Britain.
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1763
Treaty of Paris 1763This treaty ended the French and IndianWar, giving Britain all of North America
East of the Mississippi River.
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Proclamation of 17631763This stated that colonists could not settleWest of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Sugar Act
1764A law passed by Parliament to tax sugar,molasses, and other products shipped to
the colonies; harsh punishment for
smugglers.
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Stamp Act
1765A law passed by Parliament stating alllegal and commercial documents must
carry a stamp showing a tax was paid.
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Quartering Act
1765A law passed by Parliament statingcolonists must house and supply
British soldiers.
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Townshend Act1767A series of laws passed by Parliamentthat suspended New York's assembly
and taxed goods shipped to the colonies.
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Boston Massacre
1770A clash between Boston colonists andBritish soldiers, where five of the Boston
colonists were killed, including Crispus
Attucks.
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Boston Tea Party1773A rebellious act by colonists as theydumped tea in the Boston Harbor to
show their resistance toward taxes.
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1774
Intolerable ActA series of laws passed by Parliament topunish Massachusetts's colonists for the
Boston Tea Party.
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
April 19,1775In this battle, the British army attemptedto capture colonial leaders Samuel
Adams and John Hancock; also started
the Revolutionary War.
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Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776A document in which the coloniesdeclared independence from Britain.
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September 19, 1777- October 2, 1777
Battle of SaratogaIn this battle, America won which was aturning point in the revolutionary War;
also, U.S. was recognized as a country
and French decided to aid them.
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August 1781
Battle of YorktownThis was the last battle in therevolutionary war in which the colonists
won, and America won both the War
and its Independence.
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1781
Articles of ConfederationA document agreed by the ContinentalCongress, to use as a first attempt at a
formal government in the U.S.
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1783
Treaty of Paris 1783This treaty ended the Revolutionary Warand gave the United States its
Independence; also helped set boundaries
for the United States
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Constitution Era55
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Northwest OrdinanceIt described how the NorthwestTerritory was to be governed and set
conditions for settlement and settler's
rights.
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Great CompromiseThe Constitutional convention'sagreement to establish a two-house
national legislature, with all states having
equal representation in one house and
each state having representation based
on its population in the other house.
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3/5ths CompromiseThe Constitutional Convention'sagreement to count three-fifths of a
state's slave population for purposes of
representation and taxation.
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The Seven Principles ofthe Constitution
178762
1.) Popular Sovereignty The people rule; the powerof government comes from
the people.
1787
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2.) Republicanism
1787Government is run byelected representatives
('reps' of the 'public')
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3.) Federalism
1787Powers of the government aredivided between the national
(federal) and state governments.
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4.) Separation of Powers
1787The power of the national (federal)government is separated into
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
branches.
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5.) Checks and Balances1787Each branch of the national (federal)government can limit or control the other
two branches (to prevent any one branch
from becoming too powerful).
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6.) Limited GovernmentGovernment is not allpowerful; members of the
government must follow the law.
1787
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7.) Individual Rights
1787People have basic rights that thegovernment cannot take away.
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First Amendment1791Congress shall make no law respecting anestablishment 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.
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