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Delaware's Charter allowed 3 most southern colonies
This was to create their own assembly -
Privy Council
Regulating value of foreign coins according to silver content -
Board of Trade
Ordered royal governors to veto any paper issues -
Georgia received charter
This colony was very poor and a refuge for debtors in jails -
Stono Rebellion
Catholic governor fo Florida promised freedom to fugitive slaves. -
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Welcoming Jews into Georgia
Georgia allowed a small community of Jews settle during the 1740's -
Georgia allowed limited form of slavery
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Parliament forbid people from accepting legal tender
Parliament passed an act forbidding anyone from accepting as legal tender any paper money issued by New England colonies -
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Seven Year's War (French and Indian War)
Britain's success in this was one of the important causes of the American Revolution -
Georgia became a royal colony
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Rule of 1756
Ships of neutral countries could not trade with ports in which they had been excluded before the war -
Proclamation Line of 1763
Honor promises made to Delaware and Iroquois "Forthwith to remove themselves from such settlements -
Currency Act
Threatened to destabilize the entire colonial economy -
Sugar Act
Replaced Molasses Act of 1733. Vice-admiralty courts -
Quartering Act
Each colonial assembly was directed to provide for the basic needs of soldiers stationed within borders. Colonial reaction: traditional fear of standing Armies and cost of expenses was no small matter -
Stamp Act Congress
Delegates from 9 colonies, petition to the King, and Parliament alarmed at violence of colonial protestors -
New York refused to comply with Quartering Act
Townshend demanded full compliance -
Stamp Act
First direct tax on American colonies and must bear a stamp.
Taxed items: wills, newspapers, pamphlets, bills, licenses, almanacs, dice, playing cards. Violators will be tried and convicted without juries in vice-admiralty courts -
Declaratory Act
“had, hath, and of right ought to have full power and authority to make laws and statues of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever” -
Restraining Act
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Townsend Duties
Taxed paper, paint, lead, glass, tea -
Revenue Act
Created Board of Customs and Commissioners -
Virginia Resolves
Resolutions written by George Mason and opposed taxation without representation. Royal governor of Virginia dissolved House of Burgesses -
Boston Massacre
It was on a cold winter day, British patrolling streets. Shots fired and five Bostonians and two boys laid dead. John Adams represented soldiers, blamed incident on mob. Jury agreed. -
Second Continental Congress
George Washington formed the Continental Army. Olive Branch Petition was appealed to George III and hoped to avoid war. The committee that wrote, were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Rutledge, John Jay, and William Livingston. King George refused to receive It. -
Tea Act
Not enacted to generate revenue, proposed to give monopoly to East India Company on direct sales to the colonies. Did not boycott instead destroyed tea/sent back to England -
Boston Tea Party
Bostonians would not let tea be unlocked. 30-130 men dressed in Mohawk costumes and many witnesses and spectators to the event that night. -
Quebec Act
Greatly upset American colonists -
First Continental Congress
There were 56 delegates. It was structured with emphasis on equality of participants and to promote free debate. Great Britain reacted to Continental Congress as an illegal assembly -
Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
This abolished property ownership as test of citizenship and protected citizens from imprisonment for debt. -
Thoughts on Government by John Adams
This book explained his thoughts on sharing of power and bicameral legislature. -
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Making War and Republican Governments
In Yorktown, the British had to surrender from the British and American as they were surrounded by American and French armies.
The British made separate peace treaties with France and Spain -
France recognized independence
The impact of the British surrender at Saratoga lead to French supporting them, which helped France being recognized independence of the United States. -
Battle of Saratoga
General Horatio Gates jumps on Burgoyne at Saratoga and British surrendered -
Valley Forge
George Washington's Army marched out of Valley Forge in pursuit of British who left Philadelphia. This impacted Washington as he could not force a do or die battle strategy as General Clinton moved land operations to the South. The British captured Savannah, but the war was tiring on the colonies shortly after. -
National Ordinances of 1784, 1785, and 1787
This created procedures of 5 future states, survey of northwest territory and sale of land. This became asserted and principles were adopted by governments established by Constitution of 1787 -
Shay's Rebellion
This rebellion threaten to collapse the young nation and tax laws favored trade at expense of agriculture. In 1786, Daniel Shay demanded property taxes to be reduced. He showed the need for a stronger central government -
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Ratification of States in order
Delaware - December 7, 1787
Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787
New Jersey - December 18, 1787
Georgia - January 2, 1788
Connecticut - January 9, 1788
Massachusetts - February 6, 1788
Maryland - April 26, 1788
South Carolina - May 23, 1788
New Hampshire - June 21, 1788
Virginia - June 25, 1788
New York - July 26, 1788
North Carolina - November 21, 1788
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Judiciary Act of 1789
Established a federal judiciary system with a federal district court and circuit court -
Bank of the United States
Proposed a charter for 20 years in 1791 with a purpose to secure repository for government, provide loans to federal government, and manage nation's money supply -
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Whiskey Rebellion
Grain was the most valuable cash crop at the time. Hamilton's whiskey tax is a burden on western farmers. In the fall of 1791, they adopted methods from Revolutionary War and Shay's Rebellion in Pennsylvania. The farmers then scattered years later. -
Election of 1796
This election had John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and Thomas Pinckney run for presidency. John Adams won with Thomas Jefferson as Vice President. This is important to mention as they come from different parties. -
Death of George Washington
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Jay Treaty
John Jay sent to Britain. This treaty had compensated ships seized, opened trade in India, evacuated western forms, and no words of Impressment.
