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The delegates of the 13 British colonies met to discuss the treaty with the Iroquois and to discuss intercolonial cooperation on various other matters.
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Delegates from seven of the 13 British colonies in America met to set up treaties with nearby Native American tribes.
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Pierre de Rigaud surrendered the territories of modern-day Canada, Ohio Country, and Illinois Country
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Pierre de Rigaud signed the Articles of Capitulation of Montreal which resulted in the giving up of the Ohio Country, Illinois Country, and modern-day Canada.
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To follow-up the repealment of the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act basically was to let the British colonies know that Parliament had full authority to pass binding laws on early America.
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The committees of correspondence were small, shadow governments created by Patriot leaders of the 13 colonies. Anywhere from 7,000 - 8,000 Patriots helped to serve on these committees. Loyalists were excluded.
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Also known as the Franco-American Treaty, this treaty was signed as a defense treaty between America and France during the Revolutionary War. It was later annulled when George Washington said America wouldn't side with anyone during the French Revolution.
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The State of Frankland, to be later known as Franklin, seceded from North Carolina. It later became part of Tennessee.
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Rhode Island was the 13th state to ratify the United State Constitution.
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In 1796, John Adams was elected with Thomas Jefferson as the vice president.
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In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana territory from France. Half of it's 60,000 citizens were slaves. The territory included parts of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Louisiana, as well as other parts of modern-day America, and parts of the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Although the prohibition of slave trading was proposed in 1807, the Constitution wouldn't let it be enabled until 1808. It stated that no slaves could be imported into America.
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Two years after the War of 1812 started, British troops stormed Washington, D.C., and burned down the White House, among other government buildings. Soon after, a massive storm hit and put out the fires. Heavy winds came through and picked up two cannons, dropping them yards away, killing British troops and American citizena.
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Proposed on March 9th, 1820 and passed on May 6th, 1820, the Missouri Compromise was made to balance the North and the South. Maine was admitted into the USA as a free state, and Missouri became a slave state.
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The Monroe Doctrine was made in opposition to European colonization. The name was coined in 1850.
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The Indian Removal Act enforced the transportation of many Native Americans. It was signed by president Andrew Jackson. The Cherokee tried to fight this act, but they were soon forced to move from their lands in the horrific event called the Trail of Tears.
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A Mexican army led by Antonio López de Santa Anna advanced on the Alamo near modern-day San Antonio, Texas. The battle lasted for 13 days, with casualties from both sides.
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The Dorr Rebellion was held in Rhode Island to try and make a better democracy in their state. It was led by Thomas Wilson Dorr.
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The Seneca Falls Convention was the very first woman's rights convention in the USA. The event said it was "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman". It was held in New York and lasted for two days.
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The Kansas–Nebraska Act, like the name suggests, created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was also made to repeal the Missouri Compromise.
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Although Lincoln had very little support from the South, he still got the electoral vote. His main North opponent was Stephen A. Douglas.
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The Civil Rights Act identified that all citizens of the USA are indeed equal under the eyes of the law. Andrew Johnson vetoed it twice, but it was ultimately passed.
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