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1215
Magna Carta
Signed By King John, Document Gave Citizens Basic Civil Right
Jamestown
1215
First Permanent EstablishmentIn America
House Of Burgesses
First Representative Assembly inAmerican Colonies
1619
Mayflower CompactGave Colonists Self-Government and Majority Rule.
1620
- Democratic
- Centered Around Religion
- Lives Centered Around Village/
Town
- Education Was Important
- Region Consists of: New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Connecticut
New England
- Owners of Land Could Vote
- Not Centered Around Religion,
Mixed Religions
- Accepting
- No Public Schools, Private
Schools Ran By Churches
- Nicknamed: "The Melting Pot"
- Consists of : New York,New
Jersey,Pennsylvania, and
Delaware
Middle 
- Land Owners Had Say In Vote
- No Mixed Religion
- Few private Schools, If Wealthy Had
A Tutor
- Consists of: Virginia,Maryland,North
Carolina,South Carolina, and Georgia
Southern
American Revolution Era
- British Fur Traders Moved Into
French Territory Which Caused
Fighting On The Ohio River Valley.
French And Indian War
1754-1763
Treaty Of Paris- Ended French And Indian War
- Britain Gained All North America
- Britain Prohibited American Colonists
From Settling West Of The Appalachian
Mts.
Proclamation Of 17631763
Sugar Act1764
- Put Taxes On Sugar, Molasses,
And Other Sugar Products.
Quartering Act1765
- Required Colonists To House
And Supply British Soldiers
Stamp Act1765Required All Legal Commercial Documents
To Be Taxed
Townshend Act1767Series Of Laws That Prohibited New
York Assembly
Boston Massacre1770Clash Between British Soldiers And
American Colonists.5 Colonists Killed,
This Began Conflict.
Boston Tea Party1773342 chests of tea dumped into Boston
Harbor to Protect Tea Act.
Intolerable Acts1774Laws To Punish Colonists For Boston
Tea Party.
Lexington & Concord1775First Battle Of American Revolution.
Declaration of Independence1776Declaration Of Independence From Britain
Battle Of Saratoga1777Turning Point Of Revolutionary War Where
America Won the Battle.
Articles Of Confederation1781Americas First Attempt At A Government
made By Congress.
Battle of Yorktown1781General George Washington Bombarded
British and Forced Them To Surrender. America Won.
Treaty Of Paris1783When U.S., They Got Favorable Terms Of Treaty of Paris
Such As Earning Independence and Debts Being Paid Off.
Northwest Ordinance1787Laws that established a way to distribute
land, the newly acclaimed Northwest
Territory. It set conditions for settlers
and outlined rights for them also.
: Established 3 Branches Of
Government.
Great Compromise
3/5 Th's of slave population were
counted for taxation and
representation.
3/5Th's Compromise 1787The People Rule; the Power of
government comes from the
people.
Popular Sovereignty1791government is run by elected
representatives.
Repulicanism1791People have basic rights that the
government cannot take away.
Limited GovernmentGovernment is not all-
powerful; members of the
government must follow the
law.
Powers of Government are
divided between the National
and State governments.
Federalism1791The power of the national
government is separated into
legislative, executive, and
judicial branches.
Separation Of Powers1791Each branch of the national
government can limit or control
the other two branches. (To
prevent any one branch from
becoming too powerful)
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