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1607
Jamestown
Also known as the 7 Years War
French and Indian War
Government controls colonial economy, restricts trade, nation's power is dependent on wealth
Mercantilism
Father of American Democracy - Responsible of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Thomas Hooker
Investors buy stock in return for share of future profits
Joint-Stock Company
1620
Mayflower Compact
the Shot heard 'round the world
Lexington and Concord
3 "G"s
Gold, Glory, and God
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Moved inslaved persons, cash crops and manufactured goods from Europe, West Africa and Colonial Ports
1763
Treaty of Paris - Proclamation of 1763
The Second War for Independence
War of 1812
Boycotting, Picketing, and nonpayment of Taxes
Civil Disobedience
First Commander and Chief of the United States of America
George Washington
Severe Laws that punished to colonists for the Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
1776
Declaration of Independence
Helped Complete Manifest Destiny
Mexican-American War
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Unalienable Rights
Leader of the Federalists
Alexander Hamilton
Last Major Battle of the Revolution, British surrendered due to lack of supplies
Yorktown
1789
Constitution Ratified
War for States Rights
Civil War
Colonial Search warrants, allowed authorities to look for smuggled goods
Writs of Assistance
Spaniard who helped the Colonists during the Revolution along the Gulf Coast
Bernardo de Galvez
King of England during the Revolutionary Era
George III