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Timeline
Magna CartaWho: King John
When: 1215
Where:England
First document to limit the power of the king.
Jamestown
Who:The English
When:1607
Where:Virginia
First permanent English settlement in North
America.
House of Burgesses
Who: The representatives of the colonies
When:1619
Where:The Colonies
First Representatives assembly in the
American Colonies.
Mayflower Compact
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.
New England Region
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.
Middle Region
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.
Southern Region
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.
French and Indian War
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.
Treaty of Paris 1763
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.
Proclamation of 1763
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.
Sugar Act
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.
Quartering Act
Who:Colonists
When:1765
Where:The Colonies
Law passed by Parliament that required all
colonists to house and supply British soldiers.
Stamp Act
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.
Townshed Act
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.
Boston Massacre
Who:British soldiers and Boston colonists
When:1770
Where:The colonies
Clash between British soldiers and Boston
colonists,including Crispus Attucks was killed.
Boston Tea Party
Who:Colonists
When:1773
Where:Boston Harbor
The dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston
Harbor by colonists to protest the Tea Act.
Intolerable Acts
Who:Massachusetts colonists
When:1774
Where:Massachusetts
Series of laws enacted by Parliament to punish
Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea
Party.
Lexington and Concord
Who:British and American troops
When:1775
Where:Massachusetts
First Shots fired between American and British
troops.
Declaration of Independence
Who:Colonists
When:1776
Where:The Colonies
Document written in which the colonies
declared independence from Britain.
Saratoga
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.
Yorktown
Who:American And French Troops
When:1781
Where:Yorktown
The American and French troops bombarded
Yorktown with canon fire ,turning its buildings
to rubble.
Treaty of Paris 1783
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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