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Magna Carta: Granted Citizens Basic Rights 1215 Magna Carta: Granted Citizens Basic Rights
1492 Columbus Discovers New World: Columbian Exchange (goods and services travel)
Jamestown, Virginia Established : 1st English Colony 1607 Jamestown, Virginia Established : 1st English Colony
Virginia House of Burgesses: 1st Representative Government 1619 Virginia House of Burgesses: 1st Representative Government
Mayflower Compact: Social Contract “for the good of the colony” 1620 Mayflower Compact: Social Contract “for the good of the colony”
1763 French and Indian War & Proclamation: Colonist could not cross the Appalachian Mountains
Declaration of Independence: Written by Thomas Jefferson 1776 Declaration of Independence: Written by Thomas Jefferson
Constitutional Convention: to create a strong central government 1787 Constitutional Convention: to create a strong central government
Bill of Rights: 1st 10 Amendments to the U.S. constitution. 1791 Bill of Rights: 1st 10 Amendments to the U.S. constitution.
Louisiana Purchase: Doubled the size of the country 1803 Louisiana Purchase: Doubled the size of the country
1849 California Gold Rush
Civil War: North vs. South 1861-1865 Civil War: North vs. South