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Boston Massacre
A riot between the British troops and the
British subjects. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonial Patriots, disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded the three ships and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.This was consequence of the Britsh adding taxes on to the tea that was shipped to the colonies. -
Boston Port Act
This Act closed the harbor until the lost tea was paid for. -
Intolerable Act
It required British subjects to allow British soldiers into their homes. -
First Continental Congress
It was held in Philadelphia to determine how the colonies should react to what, from their viewpoint, seemed to pose an alarming threat to their rights and liberties. -
Lexington and Concord
This was the first military battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
Continental Congress
The Continental Congree appointed George Washington as Camander-In-Chief of the Continental Army. -
Bunker Hill
Breed's Hill was the location where the British attacked the Americans and at the end it divided the male population into Patriots and Loyalist camps. -
Common Sense
Thomas encouraged citizens to gain independence from Great Britain. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the American Revolutionary War between the British and the Americans and gained American independence. -
United States Constitution
The U.S. Constitution listed the first ten amendments and establishes the rules and seperate powers of the three branches of the federal government. -
George Washing
First preisent ot the United States who served two terms and was Commander-In-Chief in the Cmontinental Army. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance had an importance larger that establishing a formal procedure for transforming territories into states. It presented a sharp break with the assumption behind European expansion into the western hemisphere. -
Bill of Rights
Contained the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It was created to serve and protect the nalural rights of liberty and property of citizens. -
Pickney's Treaty
Spain allowed the use of the Mississippi River and New Orleans for United States trading. -
Jay Treaty
John Jay was sent to Britain to solve issues with British seizing American ships and presence in U.S. western frontier. -
John Adams
The second president of the United States. He help draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. -
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson was a founding father and the third president of the United States. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
It was a conflict between Americans and the British where as the Leopards (British) attacked the Chesapeake (Americans). -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act turned out to be impractical and failed. It stopped all exports of American goods and prohibited American ships from leaving for foreign ports. -
James Madison
"Father of the Constitution" -
Hartford Convention
The Convention proposed seven constitutional amendments designed to limit Republican influence. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was signed before battles were even fought in the War of 1812. It was essentially a peace treaty stating that things will go back to the way they were before the war even began. -
Battle of New Orleans
This was the final battle of the War of 1812. It was a battle to essentually protect the land the Americans had acquired from the Louisiana Purchase. -
James Monroe
Fifth president of the United States and was the last founding father. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase marked the beginning of a period of rapid expansion in U.S. history. The big issue was that Constitution did not contain any provisions regarding the purchase of territory. -
Missouri Compromise
It prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36 degrees 30'north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri.
