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The war ended because of the treaty of Paris signed by Hubertusburg and Paris. France lost all claims to Canada, Spain gained Louisiana, and Britain recieved Florida, Upper Canada. -
Native American tribes who were dissatisfied with the results of the French and Indian war. Armed conflict between the British Empire and Algonquian, Iroquoian, Muskogean, and Siouan-speaking Native Americans following the Seven Years' War. -
57 drunken settlers attacked and slaughtered a group of 20 defenseless Susquehannock Indians that they suspected of pillaging and scalping. -
The British government did not want American colonists crossing the Appalachian Mountains and creating tension with the French and Native Americans there .They issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which declared the boundaries of the thirteen colonies as the Appalachian Mountains. -
The parliament passed the sugar act to stop smuggling between colonies and the French west indies. The sugar act lowered the tax on molasses imported by colonists. The sugar act established special courts to hear smuggling cases. This included a judge appointed by the British court and no juries. -
The Stamp Act was a tax put on the American colonies by the British in 1765. It said they had to pay a tax on all sorts of printed materials such as newspapers, magazines and legal documents. -
Townshend Acts. To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Nonimportation. In response to new taxes, the colonies again decided to discourage the purchase of British imports. -
Colonist were angry and threw packed snowballs at British soldiers. Soldier shot. Shots started being fired, 5 people were dead and 6 were wounded. -
When James Somerset was forcibly taken from England to the colonies, a decison ruled that slavery was contrary to natural law and principles of the English constituion. -
The Tea Act granted the dying British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the American Colonies. -
A political protest in Boston, MA in which angry colonists angered by taxes imposed by Britain dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor. -
Laws placed after the Boston Tea Party that were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their acts of defiance. -
Called in 1774 in response to coersive acts. They wrote the declaration of rights and grievances. -
At The Battle of Bunker Hill, the British defeated the Americans, however, there were many British casualties causing a morale boost for the Americans. -
First military battle of the Revolutionary war. Shot heard around the world. British soldiers don't stand a chance because of minutemen gorilla warfare. -
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating for independence from Britain. -
Thomas Jefferson is the primary writer. List of grievances. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. -
Kicks off land campaign. Washington escapes. Great Britain takes over New York. -
Dec. 26th Hashens were stationed in Trenton. Hashens were drunk because of Christmas party and Washington captures them -
On Sept. 17, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small victory over Americans. On Oct. 7, Burgoyne was defeated and forced to retreat. This battle encouraged France to join the colonists as allies. -
Stupen switches side to America and help George train his men. Stupden creates military mannual. Lofet trains minutemen. United States formed Navy -
The Treaty of Alliance was signed by the American colonies and France to pledge alliance against Britain amidst the American Revolution. -
British General Charles Cornwallis surrender 8,000 troops to French and American troops in Yorktown, ending the revolution in the American colonies. -
An agreement between the 13 colonies which described the role of government that was later replaced by the U.S. constitution. -
The offical peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War. It was signed by America and Britian and recognized America as an independent nation, requiring all British troops to leave the territory. -
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was signed between Native Americans of Iroquis tribes and Great Britain. -
12 delegates from 5 states (NY, NJ, PA, DE, and VA), met to discuss the inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation. -
Shays' Rebellion was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts. -
The point was to decide how America was to be governed and to revise the existing Articles of Confederation. -
A collection of 85 essays to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution written by John Jay , James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.
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The nation's first inauguration came on April 30, 1789 for Gen. George Washington. Held in New York, this inaugurated Washington for his first of his two presidential terms. He was elected unanimously under the US constitution by 69 electoral votes. -
Congress established March 9, 1789 as the date to begin operating under the Constitution. By this time, all the States except North Carolina and Rhode Island had ratified—the Ocean State was the last to ratify on May 29, 1790.
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Anti-Federalists against creation of such while Federalists supported the idea. When the creation was approved, Hamilton conceived of the bank to handle colossal war debt.
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Called for payment in full on all government debts as the foundation for establishing government credit.
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After being ratified by Virginia, the first 10 amendments of the US Constitution became the law of the land.
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A formal announcement issued by Washington declaring the nations neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain
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A major tax protest during Washington's presidential rule. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on domestic products by the federal government.
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The final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between tribes affiliated with western confederacy.
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The British agreed to leave forts on the frontier of the newfound nation. However, it did not stop the British from the harassment of American ships or native issues, yet it did keep the Americans neutral.
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Established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain and recognized the 31st parallel as the southern border.
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It seperated land between Natives and other settlements making more room for settlers.
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Influenced the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Rev. War, and acted as the first VP of the United States and second president.
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People turned against the French because of a bribe, this crosses with the Quasi War.
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US and France have an alliance, but France attacks an American ship causing a dispute. Crosses with XYZ Affair
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The laws made it possible to remove foreigners, and made it harder for immigrants to vote.
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Political statements drafted in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures found the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional.
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Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) defeated John Adams (Federalist) in the presidential election of 1800 by an electoral vote of seventy-three to sixty-five.