APUSH Period 3

  • End of french and Indian war

    End of french and Indian war

    This marks the end of the battle between the British colonies and the new France.Which the french were backed by the Indians.
  • Pontiac's Rebellion

    Pontiac's Rebellion

    The Indians rose up against British post war policies in the mid west region
  • Paxton Boys attack Pennsylvania Indians

    Paxton Boys attack Pennsylvania Indians

    attack in Pennsylvania on the Indians during the Pontiac uprising
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    Acquisition of land Britain acquired after the french and Indian war
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    was a revenue raising act by the British in 1764
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act

    The stamp act was put in place by the British to put a direct tax on the thirteen colonies. It also stated for printed things to be placed on stamped paper.
  • Townshed Acts

    Townshed Acts

    A series of acts passed by the British parliament
  • Treaty of fort stanwix

    Treaty of fort stanwix

    Treaty between the Indians and British
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston massacre was an attack when the British army killed 5 civilians.
  • Somerset Decision

    Somerset Decision

    chattel slavery was unsupported by common law
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    Political protest by the sons of liberty in Boston
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    was the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes the British had been enforcing
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Punitive laws placed by the British after the tea party
  • First continental congress

    First continental congress

    Meeting of 12 out of the 13 colonies who met together early on to discuss the revolutionary war.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    These were the first engagements in the revolutionary war.
  • Second continental congress

    Second continental congress

    The second meeting of the 13 colonies following the first meeting a year later
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    The battle of Bunker Hill was an early attack on Boston in the early phases of the revolutionary war.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    Pamphlet wrote advocating independence from the United Kingdom
  • Deceleration of Independence

    Deceleration of Independence

    United States claims independence from everybody else
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton

    A small but pivotal war in the revolutionary war
  • Articles of confederation

    Articles of confederation

    Agreement between the 13 colonies that served as its first constitution.
  • Battle of saratoga

    Battle of saratoga

    Marked a major turning point in the revolutionary war with an important victory for the Americans.
  • Treaty of alliance

    Treaty of alliance

    This was a defensive alliance between France and the united states. Formed in the revolutionary war.
  • Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington

    Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington

    After a long siege on Yorktown Cornwallis surrendered.
  • Treaty of Paris (American Revolution)

    Treaty of Paris (American Revolution)

    The treaty ending the Revolutionary War
  • Newburgh Conspiracy

    Newburgh Conspiracy

    Planned military coupe by the continental Army in 1783
  • Annapolis Convention

    Annapolis Convention

    remedy defects of the federal government
  • Northwest Ordinance

    Northwest Ordinance

    Chartered a government for the northwest territory
  • Shays rebellion

    Shays rebellion

    Armed uprising in Massachusetts
  • Constitutional convention

    Constitutional convention

    discuss weak aspects of the articles of confederation
  • The federalist papers published

    The federalist papers published

    85 Articles and Essays wrote by Alex Hamilton and James Madison
  • Election of George Washington

    Election of George Washington

    George Washington was picked as the nations leader
  • Beginning to the French Revolution

    Beginning to the French Revolution

    Political and Social upheaval by France and its colonies primarily lead by Napolian
  • Bill of Rights ratified

    Bill of Rights ratified

    Bill of rights put into effect
  • First bank of the united states chartered

    First bank of the united states chartered

    The united states first major bank backed by congress
  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Whiskey Rebellion

    Tax rebellion during George Washington's service
  • Pinckney's Treaty

    Pinckney's Treaty

    established friendship between the united states and spain
  • XYZ Affair

    XYZ Affair

    Diplomatic episode that lead to a confrontation between the united states and France
  • Quasi-War with france

    Quasi-War with france

    undeclared war at sea between the united states and France
  • Judiciary Act of 1800

    Judiciary Act of 1800

    5 supreme court justices not 6 anymore