| A | B |
|---|
| Limited the power of the King | 1215 Magna Carta |
| 1607 Jamestown | First English settlement |
| First form of self-government contract | 1620 Mayflower Compact |
| 1619 House of Burgess | First representative assembly |
| Inspired American Bill of Rigths | 1689 English Bill of Rights |
| 1639 Fundamental Order of Connecticutt | First written constitution |
| Caused England to tax the colonists | 1754-63 French & Indian War |
| 1774 1st Continental Congress | Put George Washington in charge of militia |
| First battles of the American Revolution | 1775 Lexington & Concord |
| 1776 Declaration of Independance | Grievances sent to King George |
| Later amended, made states too powerful | 1777 Articles of Confederation |
| 1783 Treaty of Paris | Ended the American Revolution |
| Revised the Articles of Confederation | 1787 Constitutional Convention |
| 1803 Louisiana Purchase | Doubled the size of United States, France |
| 1823 Monroe Doctrine | Warned Europe not to colonize in west |
| South Carolina didn't want to pay federal tx's | 1832 Nullification Crisis |
| Caused by sectionalism, slavery & St. rights | 1861-65 Civil War |
| 1865-77 Reconstruction | Rebuilding of the South |
