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Oct 7, 1492
America Discovered
1492
Christopher Columbus
found on a quest to Asia
later claimed independence -
Jan 1, 1497
Beggining of British Exploration
"sea dogs"
English showed little interest in the new world
Lost colony of Roanoke
Founded Jamestown
Joint stock company -
Roanoke
1584
first English Colony
run by Ralph Lane
“lost colony”
later, jamestown was settled
drought doomed Roanoke -
Jamestown
May 4, 1607
first successful colony in virginia
first colony of British empire
started new nation
began to strip land of resources -
Plymouth and Massachussets Bay colony
Economically Successful
English Settlement
20,000 people migrated
frictions arose over cultural diversity -
French and Indian War
1754-1763
also known as the seven years war
fought on the frontier
great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World
great debt for Britain -
Treaty of Paris 1763
signed by great britian, france, and spain
terminated the seven years war -
Proclomation of 1763
End the french and indian war
Closed off frontier to expansion
established four new colonies
made land off limits to colonist -
Revolutionary War
1775-1783
ended by treaty of paris of 1783
fought in communities of colonist
13 colonies united
land was distributed
After the war, the British Army and Navy agreed to leave all American territories -
declaration of independance
july 4, 1776
independance day is celebrated on July fourth by setting off fireworks
document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crown
the fight for independence began during the revolutionary war
bill of rights -
Articles of Confederation
November 15, 1777
Denied Congress the power to collect taxes
All 13 states had to agree to any amendment of the federal government's power
Replaced by the current U.S. Constitution
Adopted by the Continental Congress -
Treaty of Paris 1783
1783
ended revolutionary war
recognized american independence
Signed by John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams
parts of the treaty were not honored by both nations -
Constitution
September 17, 1787
oldest and shortest written Constitution of any major government in the world
celebrated on September 17
james madison is the father of the constitution
articles of confederation
bill of rights -
John Adams Elected President
graduated from harvard
defended british soldiers in boston masacre
second president of the US
government moved from phillidelphia to DC -
xyz affair
1797
political and diplomatic episode
administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France
Quasi-War
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry -
Alien Acts
four bills that were passed by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress and signed into law by President John Adams in 1798
Quasi-War
allowed the president to imprison or deport aliens considered "dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States" at any time
denounced by Democratic-Republicans and ultimately helped them to victory in the 1800 election, whenThomas Jefferson defeated the incumbent President Adams -
Jefferson elected president
Tied his running mate
Congress had to decide who would be president between the two
Process established to prevent this from happening again
3 years after he became president the 12th amendment was adopted