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1492
Columbus lands in the Carribean
Columbus tried to go to Asia but ended up in the Carribean islands. He found new land so people can colonize. -
Jamestown founded
It was intended to be the core of a long-term settlement. It led to the establishment of colonies. -
Pilgrims land in plymouth
It laid the foundation for the community's government. -
French and Indian War
It provided great Britain with enormous territorial gains in North America. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union gave the Grand Council greater relative authority. The plan also allowed the new government to levy taxes for its own support. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide. This prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War. -
quartering act
The Quartering Act stated that Great Britain would house its soldiers in American barracks and public houses. The act prohibited British soldiers from being quartered in private homes. -
Stamp Act
The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. The Stamp Act, sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies. -
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American Revolution
The Revolutionary War was important because it was fought to free the colonists from British rule. Another reason it was important was because it was the beginning of our country. Since the colonists won, they could now form their own government and make their own laws since they were freed from the British. -
Townshend Act
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. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the Revolutionary War. It led directly to the Royal Governor evacuating the occupying army from the town of Boston. It would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies. -
Tea Act of 1773
It let the East India Company have a tax break on tea. This made it cheaper than tea that was being smuggled in other colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
It helped accelerate and intensify colonial support for the American revolution. -
Intolerable Acts
It was a wake up call to the colonists and those in British power. -
1st Continental Congress
A compact was created among the colonies to boycott British goods beginning on December 1, 1774, unless parliament should rescind the Intolerable Acts. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This marked the start of the American Revolution. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, and authorized the raising of the army through conscription. -
Olive Branch Petition
The petition emphasized the colonists loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens. -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sense made a clear case for independence and directly attacked the political, economic, and ideological obstacles to achieving it. -
Declaration of Independence
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. -
Treaty of Paris
This ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
Shays's Rebellion
Shays's Rebellion exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation and led many including George Washington to call for strengthening the federal government in order to put down future uprisings. -
Congress ratifies the U.S. Constitution
9 out of the thirteen states agreed to ratify the constitution. This is is significant because it allowed the constitution to be fair. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The whiskey rebellion was when farmers from Western Pennsylvania rose up in protest of what they saw as unfair taxation and provided the new nation, and George Washington, with a looming crisis. -
XYZ Affair
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain, primarily over the impressment of American sailors by the British Navy, as well as disagreements over trade, western expansion, and Native American policy. The war established clear boundaries between eastern Canada and the United States, set conditions for control of the Oregon Territory, and freed international trade from the harsh restrictions that ignited the war.