Key Events in Early American History

These flashcards cover key events and concepts from early American history, from the founding of Jamestown to the Federalist Era.

Jamestown

1607

House of Burgesses

1620

Massachusetts Bay Colony

1630

Great Migration of Puritans

1630’s

New England Confederation

1643

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

1639

Maryland Act of Toleration

1649

King Philip's War

1675-1676

Bacon's Rebellion

1676

First Great Awakening

1730’s and 1740’s

John Peter Zenger Case

1735

Stono Rebellion

1739

French and Indian War

1754

Albany Plan of Union

1754

Pontiac's Rebellion

1763

Stamp Act

1765

Boston Massacre

1770

First Continental Congress

1774

Lexington and Concord

1775

Declaration of Independence

1776

Constitutional Convention

1787

First Bank of the US

1791

First textile factory

1793

Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin

1793 or 1794

Federalist Papers

1787 -1788

Bill of Rights

1791

Neutrality Proclamation

1793

Jay Treaty

1794

Washington’s Farewell Address

1796

XYZ Affair

1797