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2. STARR 2013 DATE REVIEW

3. Magna Carta: Granted Citizens Basic Rights
1215
Magna Carta: Granted Citizens Basic Rights

4. 1492
Columbus Discovers New World: Columbian Exchange (goods and services travel)

5. Jamestown, Virginia Established : 1st English Colony
1607
Jamestown, Virginia Established : 1st English Colony

6. Virginia House of Burgesses: 1st Representative Government
1619
Virginia House of Burgesses: 1st Representative Government

7. Mayflower Compact: Social Contract “for the good of the colony”
1620
Mayflower Compact: Social Contract “for the good of the colony”

8. 1763
French and Indian War & Proclamation: Colonist could not cross the Appalachian Mountains

9. Declaration of Independence: Written by Thomas Jefferson
1776
Declaration of Independence: Written by Thomas Jefferson

10. Constitutional Convention: to create a strong central government
1787
Constitutional Convention: to create a strong central government

11. Bill of Rights: 1st 10 Amendments to the U.S. constitution.
1791
Bill of Rights: 1st 10 Amendments to the U.S. constitution.

12. Louisiana Purchase: Doubled the size of the country
1803
Louisiana Purchase: Doubled the size of the country

13. 1849
California Gold Rush

14. Civil War: North vs. South
Civil War: North vs. South