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New Jersey becomes Royal Colony
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Great awakening
John Edwards, George Whitfield -
Carolinas split and become royal colony
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Georgia Founded
King established as poor/debtor refuge and buffer btw colonies and spainish Oglethorpe -
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Benjamin Franklin pens Poor Richard's almanack
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Stono Rebellion
Spain promised freedom to slaves who made it to Florida and converted to Catholicism. Only 69 made it. -
GA allows Jews
Jewish Dr. saved Savanah -
GA becomes royal colony
tensions with spain -
Rule of 1756
crown enforces on US , cant trade in west indies, impressment, -
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Seven Year's War/ French and Indian
btw France and England, ohio river valley -
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Enlightenment
Age of reason, brought about political change in US, brought about separation of church and state, logic and science over religion, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams, James Maddison, Alexander Hamilton -
Treaty of Paris ends Seven Year's War
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Proclimation of 1763
no settlers in the ohio river valley -
Currency Act
stopped colonies from printing own money, destabilized economy -
Sugar Act
replaced molasses act- combat smuggling -
Stamp Act
first direct tax on colonies, all documents must bare stamp
offset cost of troops in colonies
no taxation begins circulating -
Quartering Act
each colonial assembly required to provide for basic needs of solidiers -
Sons of Liberty
in response to quartering act, NE, protests boycotts tar and feather -
Declatory Act
Parliament has full control, assemblies no power, stamp act gone, rebellion organizes -
Restraining Act
NY assembly susspended -
Revenue Act of 1767
to enforce taxes, created board of customs and commissioners -
Townshed Duties
taxed paper, paint, lead, glass, tea- only tea remained after 1770 repeal -
Royal Gov dissolves House of Burgesses
boycott british imports -
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Mother Ann Lee and Shakers
Ann has vision, she is incarnation of Christ, forms asexual religious group of brothers and sister (Shakers), fizzle out by 1900 -
Boston Massacre
5 Bostonians and two boys die, don't really know who started, John Adams rep soldiers, resulted in intolerable acts -
Gaspee Incident
colonist rebelled british navy enforcing naval acts, burned boat -
Tea Act
not to generate revenue but to save East India Company via monopoly on tea sales in colonies -
Boston Tea Part
30-130 men dressed as Mohawk, sons of liberty rebel by refusing to accept and destroying tea by dumping in harbor, resulted in intolerable acts -
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Port bill- closed Boston Port, Mass under martial law
Mass Regulating/Mass Govt Act- ended self rule by colonists
Admin of Justice Act- royal officials tried in England
New Quartering Act- all American colonies provide houses and taverns for troops -
Quebec Act
extends Canada down into Ohio River Valley, pisses off colonists -
First Continental Congress meets in Philly
Declaration of Rights and Grievances- asked to repeal acts, no response from Britain would reconvene -
Parliment disbands continental congress
illegal assembly -
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British evacuate Boston over winter
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Revolutionary War
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Battle of Lexington and Concord Mass
1st military engagement
"Shot heard round the world"
77 men led by Captain John Parker battle 700 brits trying to destroy military supplies -
Second Continental Congress in philly
formed continental army, olive branch petition- last ditch effort to avoid war with crown, defacto national govt (1st non british govt) -
Siege of Fort Ticonderoga NY
capture needed munitions (100 cannons), Ethan Allen, Green Mountain Boys, Benedict Arnold -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British defeat americans in Mass, colonials inflicted major casualties= confidence boost, really Breeds Hill -
Battle of Quebec
Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold tried to capture city to garner French-Canadian support, americans driven out -
Common Sense Published
1st Challenged authority of crown, 2 basic points- monarchy bad way to govern, common sense to declare independence -
Vote on Declaration of Independence
some still wanted to avoid way, committee of 5 drafts- Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson (main writer), John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston;
adjustments frustrate jefferson -
Congress votes unanimously for freedom
only new York sustained -
Declaration of Independence Announced to world
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Battle of Trenton
George Washington led troops across the Deleware river on Christmas and took Hessians by surprise
boost morale and confidence -
French recognize US Independence
become allies, money, men, navy -
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Valley Forge
Washington hunkers down with army, turning point for amry, harsh winter, trained by Baron Frederick von Steuben (Prussian)... went from militia type force to organized army -
Battle of Brandywine Creek
morale low, defeat in NY, drove Washington to philly -
Battle of Saratoga
Burgoyne sitting duck, Gen Horatio Gates jumps on him, british surrender, turning point of war, garner French support -
British Capture Savanah
Brits moved land operations to the south Gen Clinton -
US and France Mutual Assistance Treaty
US finds loophole to not assist France during their revolution -
Traitor revealed
Benedict Arnold caught trying to sell west point to british for 20,000 #, escaped -
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Articles of Confederation
more like "friendship" than govt, federal govt had no power
one state=one vote
maintains post office, est weights and measurements -
French Blockade
france cuts off the ocean -
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis marches north, GW attacks in Yorktown, Cornwallis humiliated and surrenders -
Treaty of Paris Ends Revolution
- independence guaranteed
- land from French and indian war
- cease prosecution of loyalist Spain- FL France- Carribean Islands
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Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shay led thousands in protest against rich/elite injustices, property tax need to lower
Result- need for stronger central govt -
The Great Comprimise
used parts of Virginia and New Jersey Plan, constitution goes into effect when 9 of 13 states ratify -
Virginia Plan
55 delegates in philly , Maddison purposes new govt = Virginia Plan, presidency offered to GW
declares national authority over state authority, est by people, voting -
New Jersey Plan
constitutional convention, William Peterson purposes, called for two houses in govt, elected according to population -
Constution Ratified
New Hampshire 9th -
Judiciary Act of 1789
Est federal judiciary sys
fed district court
circuit court
b/c constitution only created supremecourt -
Bill of Rights
first ten amendments to constitution go into effect -
Bank of the United States formed
20 year charter -
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Whiskey Rebellion
protest against tax on grain, federal govt had power to put down -
Jay Treaty
John Jay sent to Britain for treaty to roll back rule of 1756, allows trade, no word on impressment -
Pickney's Treaty
friendship btw US and Spain, opened up Mississippi River and New Orleans to Americans -
Election of 1796
John Adams )Fed) barely won
VP Thomas Jefferson (AFED)
VP is decided by second most notes