| A | B |
|---|
| First permanent English settlement | Jamestown founded |
| 1620 | Pilgrims land |
| 1630 | Puritans arrive |
| 1754 | French and Indian War begins |
| 1763 | Proclamation cuts off colonies at Appalachian Mountains |
| Stamp Act | Tax on printed items |
| 1770 | Boston Massacre |
| 1773 | Boston Tea Party |
| Shot heard 'round the world | Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| 1776 | Common Sense and Declaration of Independence written |
| Battle of Saratoga | Leads to French alliance |
| Ends American Revolutioin | Battle of Yorktown |
| 1787 | Great Compromise & 3/5 Compromise |
| 1803 | Louisiana Purchase |
| Judicial Review | Marbury v. Madison |
| No colonies in Americas | Monroe Doctrine |
| 1854 | Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| 1860 | Lincoln elected president |
| Nullify | To cancel |
| Hated by Southerners | Tarriffs |
| Slave suing for freedom | Dred Scott |
| Representative government | House of Burgesses |
| Against slavery | Abolitionist |
| Women's rights | Susan B. Anthony |
| Primary source | First-hand account |
