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End of the French and Indian War (a.k.a. The 7 years war)
America's first president. -
Paxton Boys attack Pennsylvania Indians
Massacre on Indians (20 killed) upset people as they were defenseless -
Proclamation of 1763
Where the British said the colonist could not go past the Appalachian mountains. Made colonist upset even though it did not really matter -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion ended in defeat for the Indians, and they failed to push out the British settlers -
Sugar Act
An act that taxed pretty much everything sugar. Another tax that made the colonist unhappy -
Stamp Act
Reaffirmed British rule over the colonist. Colonist did not like it however. -
Townshend Act
Acts that put taxes on tea, glass, and other things. Made colonist super upset. -
Treaty of Fort Stanwix
Treaty between Britain and Native Americans. Established a line where the Indians had land, so they benefited. -
Boston Massacre
Major impact on Britain and American colonist relations. -
Somerset Decision
Famous law that freed slaves in Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea party was revolt led by colonist to attack ships that contained tea and were thrown out do to the taxes -
Tea Act
Tax on tea which made colonist mad. Eventually colonist just bought smuggled tea. -
First Continental Congress
Drafted the Declaration of Rights and elected Peyton Randolph as first president of Congress -
Intolerable Act
4 acts after the Boston Tea Party. Made colonist angry -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British won, and received Breed's Hill and Charleston Peninsula. Increased American moral (even though losing). -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Proved that America could stand up to the strongest army at the time (Britain) -
Second Continental Congress
Adopted Lee registration and agreed to the Declaration of Interdependence -
Common Sense (book)
Helped sway people into supporting the idea of independence from Britain -
Declaration of Independence
Set the ideals of the newly founded U.S. and officially declared its independence from Britain -
Battle of Trenton
Washington attacks Johnan Rall's troops which were Rall lost. Americans end with less dying and wounded then the Brits -
Battle of Saratoga
British had to retreat their due to their losses from Washington and another general -
Treaty of Alliance
Provided a military alliance between America and the French. -
Articles of Confederation
Original Constitution of the U.S. Eventually gets ratified to the current constitution in 1789 however. -
Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington
General Cornwallis surrendered his troops effectively ending the fights in the Colonies which led to the Treaty of Paris -
Treaty of Paris (American Rev.)
Ended the war for independence between America and Great Britain. However, tensions would still continue to arise. -
Newburgh Conspiricy
George Washington was able to diffuse the situation with the Congress, which saved the American revolution -
Annapolis Convention
This is where the delegates from each of the colonies sent to have this political convention -
Shay's Rebellion
Nationalists used the rebellion to heighten paranoia, and George Washington was convinced enough by their arguments to come out of retirement and take part in the Constitutional Convention -
Constitutional Convention
This was a convention that discussed the weaknesses of The Articles of Confederation. It was important as it was a major problem -
Northwest Ordinance
Gave the U.S. the Northwest territory and allowed more states to be made. Important because the U.S. needed the growth -
The Federalist Papers published
85 letters to newspaper that urged the ratification of the U.S. constitution. Very important as it helped urge people to get 9/13 votes -
Election of George Washington
First ever president. Important because it was essentially the beginning of the executive branch for the U.S. -
Beginning of the French Revolution
Total rework of French government of absolute monarchy and feudal system. -
Washington DC chosen as capital
It was established by the constitution that it would serve as the nation's capital -
Hamiliton's First Report on Public Credit
A means to encourage order in the American economy for the benefit of commercial and industrial interests. -
Bill of Rights Ratified
First 10 amendments to the U.S. -
First Bank of the United States Charter
Created the first bank that the U.S. owned. It opened up for investors right away -
Hamilton's Report on Manufactures
A famous book that projected the future of the United States and its place in the world economy. -
Whiskey Rebellion
American rebellion which threatend the newly established U.S. because of a tax on whiskey. -
Citizen Genet Affair
Incident precipitated by the military adventurism of Citizen Edmond-Charles Genêt, a minister to the United States dispatched by the revolutionary Girondist regime of the new French Republic, which at the time was at war with Great Britain and Spain. -
Jay's Treaty
A treaty between the United States and Great Britain that averted war, resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783 -
Battle of Fallen Timbers
the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between Native American tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy against the United States for control of the Northwest Territory -
Treaty of Greenville
Indians get some land as peace treaty from the U.S. -
Pinckney's Treaty
This treaty established friendship between U.S. and Spain.Spain recognized U.S. borders at the Mississippi and the 31st parallel -
Election of John Adams
Hamilton didn't like him and try to get someone else to do it, but he ends up winning anyways -
XYZ affair
The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States which caused the Quasi-War. U.S. and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800 (Treaty of Mortefontaine). -
Alien and Sedition Acts
New laws that included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. -
Quasi-War with France
Undeclared naval war with the U.S. and French. Ends up changing French's direction after Napoleon comes in charge. -
Judiciary Act of 1800
An act to provide for the more convenient organization of the Courts of the United States -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Ends up becoming the vice president. He ushered in the age of the "democratic-republican" party
