Ap Us History

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columus discovers america

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1492, search for gold glory and god. kicks off age of discovery/ exploration

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Jamestown is founded

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first permanent settlement. founded on free enterprise. puritans

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House of Burgesses meets

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first elective legislature 1619

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Mayflower compact

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"right of Englishmen"

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Roger Williams founds Providence

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1636

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fundamenal orders of Connecticut

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1693

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Maryland toleration act

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1649

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principal navigation acts

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1651

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hat act

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forbid export of beaver fur hats. and made them by british hats that had a high tax

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molasses act

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british impossed a tax on molasses, rum, and sugar coming from other countries that were not britain

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zenger trial

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editor of NY weekly journal acussed the royal governor of being corrupt. start of freedom of the press

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french and indian war

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french want ohio valley. they built fort duquesene and washington ambushes them . frech capture fort necessity

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albany plan of union proposed

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plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government

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Braddock defeated disastrously

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2/3rs of braddock are killed

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British capture quebec

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4,500 men scale the cliffs wolfe and montcalm are killed

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Treaty of Paris

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Britain gains all of Canada to the Mississippi river. allies give up on french

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Sugar Act, Currency Act

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sugar act is cut in half but will now be enforced, currency act forbid the use of paper money and loss of hard money which hurt merchants and shippers

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Stamp act

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first internal tax designed to tax everyone- failure repealed

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Townshend acts

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tax on glass, paper, paint, and tea

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boston massacre

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crispus attucks- captain preston acquitted

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committees of correspondence

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organization improves . formed to keep colonies in touch

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Boston Tea Party

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boston dumps tea in harbor

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first continental congress

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12 colonists meet and agree to boycott imports and exports

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fighting at lexington , concord

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british head to concord to seize ammunition, american farmers are chased off

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second continental congress

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originaly called to continue protest now act as the central government

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common sense

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written by tomas pain. he is critical of all monarchies. says the king is a royal brute

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declaration of independence

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written by tomas jefferson to explain the reasons for breaking with england

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american victory at trenton

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1776

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howe occupies philadelphia

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1777

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burgoyne surrenders at saratoga

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their attack fails

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treaty of allience with france

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1778

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articles of confederation go into effect

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the plan for the new central government states asked to ratify it but they dont

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Treaty of Paris

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us gains independence and land to the miss. river.

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land ordinance

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land north of ohio river is divided in to townships 6 miles by 6 miles

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shay's rebellion

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daniel shays and rev. war veteran seize the springfeild mass. armor. another example of the weak central government