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James Town
The first permanent english settlement in North America. -
The Mayflower Compact
This established the first form of self government in America -
bill of rights
this was made to protect individual rights, and to limit the king's power -
Boston Massacar
This was a form of a big crowd around an angry colonist arguing with a British Soldier -
Stamp Act
This imposed tax on almost all printed materials. -
Tea Act
This made british only able to sell tea to the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist bordered the British ships and dumped 342 crates of British tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Battle of lexington and concord
British soldiers marched into lexington and concord and took colonial weapons and arrested members of the sons of liberty(first battle of the American Revolution) -
Common Sense
this was made to inform people about how Britain was treating the colonist and urging the colonist to fight back -
Declaration of Independence
This was written so that Great Britain could get their independence to list grievances against King George. -
battle of saratoga
this was considered the turning point because France pledged their help to the U.S -
Winter at valley forge
George washington accomplished by training his men to make more professional Army, ready for spring -
Battle of yorktown
This was the last major battle of the Revolution (french supported the americans) -
the treaty of paris
the americans gain independence, and land all the way to the mississippi river -
the northwest ordinance
They passed this law to see how the territories will be governed -
constitutional convention
This was used to amend the articles of confederation and to see how the states will receive power -
prison reform
this made separate children, women and men -
war of 1812
this was a war between great britain and america ,this war was caused from british interfering with american ship trade -
temperance movement
this was made to abolish all alcoholic beverages -
indian removal act
this act gave the president the power to make removal treaties to move americans east of the mississippi -
abolition movement
this was made to abolish and end slavery -
trail of tears
the cherokees were forced to to give up land east of the mississippi river and to migrate to an area in present-day oklahoma. -
seneca falls convention
this was created to get a resolution signed by as many people as they could,and get a declaration passed -
compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C. was abolished -
rain on harpers ferry
this was led by john brown and the purpose was to attack the u.s arsenal because he wanted weapons to teach slaves to fight for their freedom. -
homestead act
the homestead act was given to settlers 160 acres of public land in the west for FREE -
battle of antietam
this was the bloodiest one day battle in history, many bodies were scattered -
emancipation proclamation
this was made to free all slaves in the rebelling confederate states. -
freedmans bureau
this helped newly freed african americans adjust to life after slavery -
civil rights act
this granted citizenship to those born in the u.s but (doesn't include Native Americans)
