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Magna Carta! (:1215! (:The Magna Carta limited
the king's rights and gave
citizens basic rights. (:

Jamestown! (:1607! (:Jamestown is the first
English settlement! (:

House of Burgesses! (:1619!(:The House of Burgesses is
the first representative
assembly! (:

Mayflower Compact! (:1620! (:The Mayflower Compact helped
establish the idea of self
government and majority rules! (:

New England Region!(:Colonies: Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire! (:

Middle Region! (:Colonies: New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware! (:

Southern Region!(:Colonies: North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Maryland. (:

French and Indian War!(:1754! (:Britain won the French and Indian
war!
Britain and French were in this war!

Treaty of Paris! (:1763! (:Treaty of Paris is a treaty that
ended the French and Indian War! (:

Proclamation of 1763!(:1763!(:The Proclamation of 1763 is a statement
which forbid colonists to settle east of
the Appalachian Mountains! (:

Sugar Act! (:1764! (:The sugar act is a tax placed on
sugar, molasses and other products
shipped to the colonists! (:

Quartering Act! (:1765! (:The Quartering Act is a law passed
by Parliament, that required to house
and supply soldiers! (:

Stamp Act! (:The stamp act is a law passed that required
all legal and commercial documents to carry an
official stamp! (:
1765!

Townshend Act! (:1767! It put a tax on food that came to British
colonies, and canceled NY's assembly! (:

Boston Massacre! (:The Boston Massacre
is when 5 colonists got
killed by the British soldiers!1763! (:

Boston Tea Party! (:The Boston Tea Party is when
tea got dumped in the harbor!(:1773!

Intolerable Acts! (:The Intolerable Acts punished
Massachusetts for the Boston Tea
Party! 1774!

Lexington and Concord!(:Lexington and Concord was the
battle that started the Revolutionary
War! (:1775!

Declaration of Independence! (:The Declaration of Independence
was written by Thomas Jefferson,
declaring Independence from Britain! (:1776!

Battle of Saratoga! (:The battle of saratoga was
the turning point of the Revolutionary
war!1777!

Yorktown! (:1781! (:The Battle of Yorktown is the last
battle of the Revolution, we won
our independence. (:

Articles of Confederation! (:1781! First formal attempt at a govern-
ment.

Northwest Ordinance! (:Described how the Northwest Territory was
to be governed and set conditions for
settlement and settler's rights. (:1787! (:

Great Compromise! (: The Great Compromise was a balance
between Virginia Plan representation by the
state's population, and the New Jersey plan,
equal representation by each state.
1787! (:

3/5ths Compromise! (:Allowed Southern states to count
slaves for taxation and
representation, but the slaves were counted
only as a fraction of one human being. 1787 (:

Popular Sovereignty.1791.The people rule; the power of the
government comes from the
people. (:

Rebulicanism. (:Government is run by ELECTED
representatives. (:1791

Individual Rights. (:People have basic rights that the
government cannot take away. (:1791

Limited Government! (:Government is not all powerful;
members of the government must
follow the law. (:1791 (:

Federalism! (:Powers of the government are
divided between the national
and state governments. (:1791 (:

Separation of Powers! (:The power of the national government
is separated into Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial branches.

Checks and Balance. (:Each branch of the national
government can limit or control the
other two branches. (To prevent
any one branch from being to powerful! (:1791 (: