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first permanent english settlement in what is now the united states
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first form of representation in colonies
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- first written form of government in what is now the united states
- written by puritans and pilgrams to establish order in the colony of plymouth
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The orders describe the government set up by setting its structure and powers.
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it lasted 3 years they foughtover the ohio river valley and other terrritories in north america.
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Treaty of Paris of 1763- france lost claim to land in northern america
Proclamation of 1763-recongnized indians right ot land -
britian assumed control of colonial currency systems
currency could only be obtained through trade with as regulated by britian -
Stamp Act- taxed anything printed on paper by forcing colonist to buy stamps or seals for paper products
Quartering Act-made colonist quater or housed and feed british soilders -
made colonist pay taxes on imported tea glass and paper
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killed five people
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tea act- made britian companies the only ones allowed to sell tea to the colonies
boston tea party- dumped all the britians tes on the boston harbor -
acts that its porpuse was to get colonies back under britians control
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they couldn't take any more acts to pass so they rebelled
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first battle
british hoped to capture british leaders and weapons in the town of lexington and concord.
known as the shot heard around the world
paul river rode to the towns to warn the colonist of british intentions -
announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a union that would become a new nation—the United States of America.
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called the (turning point) battle
american victory convinced france to form and allience with the colonist frennch navy sent to supprt the american cause -
last battle american victory won by combined french and american forces
general cornwallis surrender to general washington
(second in command was sent to surrender) -
officially ended the war
forced britian to recongnize american independence
gave the united states claims to england which extended claims to cannada in the north and the mississippi river in the west andf florida -
Constitutional Convention
Great Compromise- two house legislature
house of representatives would depend on population
and senete each state would have two members
3/5 Compromise- slaves are 3/5 of a person
Constitution Written -
washington takes office
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Bill of Rights gives us ten rights that cannot be taken away
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france wants help from washington but he sais no we have to take care of ourselfs we stay nuetral
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forced the people who made whiskey to pay taxes
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gave americans frree navigation of the mississippi river and the right ot trade in new orleand
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the british attacked americans ships that trade with the french
british payed for the damagesd -
french stops trading with the us
adams sents agents to france to see whats going on
they want us to pay a bribe but we don't -
alien- made it harder for immmagrents to vote
quasi- french navi attacks navy ships our navy ships -
jefferson takes office
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we bought it from france
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a country cuts trade with another country or nation
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they would not pay taxes
and who had the power to create national banks
mccullon won -
fought over a lincence and witch one was worth more
also fought over who got the river
gibbons won
