timeline
1492
when did columbus first sail?
breadbasket
What was the middle colonies nickname?
sugar and molasses
what did the sugar act tax?
Lexington and concord?
what was the first battle of the american revolution?
articles of confederation
what was the first constitution?
1620
when was the mayflower compact?
8 english nobles
who founded north and south carolina?
newspaper, legal documents, dice, playing cards
what did the stamp act tax?
Bunker hill
What was the first major battle?
New jersey plan and Virginia plan
What were the 2 plans?
1787
when was the constitution written?
known as the ladies
What is the south colonies know as?
paint, lead, glass, tea
what did the Townshend act tax?
lafayette trains army
what does lafayette do in valley forge?
Great compromise
What solved the issue between the small and big states?
1803
when was the Louisiana purchase?
rock soil and too cold
why did the new england colonies not farm?
1.protested, 2.boycotted, 3.petition
how did the colonist react to taxes?
Battle of Trenton
What battle was a moral boost?
equal Representation
What was the biggest hurdle in writing a new constitition?
1828
when was the jackson era?
They wanted to be left alone to do their own thing
What did the middle colonies want?
1.tarred and feathered them, 2. poured hot boiling tea down throats, 3.hanged them
What did the colonist do to the tax collectors?
unbeatable british leader
who was Cornwallis?
Virginia plan
Which plan favored big states?