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A war fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio River Valley area. Caused by a dispute over who controlled the land and led to the Peace of Paris treaty and the proclamation act of 1763.
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A Native uprising after the French and Indian War, led by an Ottowa chief named Pontiac. They opposed British expansion into the western Ohio Valley and began destroying British forts in the area. British troops put an end to it. Caused by the 7-year war and led to more tension between the British and the Natives.
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Act passed by England prohibiting colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to try to keep relations with Natives peaceful. The colonists didn't like this. They wanted incentives for helping the British fight the French in the French and Indian War. Caused by the British feeling they couldn't afford another conflict and led to resentment from the Colonists toward the British.
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A direct tax imposed by the British government on all printed materials in the American colonies. It was caused by the British trying to keep control of the colonies, and the colonists responded with the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty. It led to further resentment of Britain by the colonists.
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A law that stated that the British Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. It was caused by the British trying to keep control of the colonies and led to further resentment of Britain by the colonists.
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A British policy that enabled the Dutch East India Company a monopoly on selling tea in the colonies, complicating the colonists’ ability to by cheaper tea elsewhere. It was caused by the British trying to keep control of the colonies and led to further resentment of Britain by the colonists.
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A protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Natives and dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor. It was caused by the taxes placed on the colonists by the British and led to greater tensions between Britain and the Colonies
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A convention of delegates from the colonies called in to discuss their response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts. It led to the widespread boycott of British goods in the colonies.
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Came together to approve the creation of a professional Continental Army to defend the American colonies. They appointed George Washington as the commander-in-chief of the army. It was caused by violence that broke out between Britain and the colonies and it led to the signing of the declaration of Independence.
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A statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress drafted by Jefferson, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain. "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." It was caused by all the tension, resentment, and conflict that built up between Britain and the colonies and led to the American Revolution and eventually independence.
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1st Constitution of the U.S. by John Dickinson. It was weak because it had no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, and no power to regulate trade. It was a way to unify the colonies into a new nation under a governing set of principles and led to the Constitutional Convention as the need for a stronger federal government became apparent.
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The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War, recognized the independence of the American colonies and granted the colonies the territory from the southern border of Canada to the northern border of Florida, and from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River. It was caused by the Revolutionary War and led to independence for the American colonists.
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Established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. It was passed to make sure that the land in the Northwest Territory was settled in a peaceful and orderly way and it set a precedent for admitting new Northern and Western states as free states.
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A meeting of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States. It was caused by the need for a stronger federal government after the articles of confederation and it created the US constitution.
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The Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it. It was caused by the constitutional convention and led to the official implementation of the Constitution.
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The fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government, it describes the three chief branches of the Federal Government and their jurisdictions and lays out the basic rights of citizens of the United States. It was caused by the constitutional convention and implemented by the ratification of the US. It led to major disputes over the constitutionality of the government and the laws they implemented.
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A formal announcement was issued by President George Washington declaring the United States a neutral nation in the conflict between Great Britain and France because the nation was too fragile to start another fight. It was caused by the French Revolution and started a massive debate between federalists and democratic republicans on neutrality, foreign policy, and constitutional authority.
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Farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders. The army, led by Washington, eventually put down the rebellion. The incident showed that the new government under the Constitution could react swiftly and effectively to such a problem, in contrast to the inability of the government under the Articles of Confederation to deal with Shay's Rebellion.
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This treaty with Britain was negotiated by Chief Justice John Jay. The U.S. wanted Britain to stop seizing U.S. ships and impressing our sailors. However, the treaty said nothing about ship seizures, and Britain only agreed to evacuate posts on the U.S. frontier. Washington exercised executive privilege. It led to a dispute between federalists and DR's on the constitutionality of it.
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It resolved territorial disputes between the US and Spain and granted American ships the right to free navigation of the Mississippi River as well as duty-free transport through the port of New Orleans, then under Spanish control.
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George Washington warned against the dangers of permanent foreign alliances and not to form political parties. It was given after he left office. It set the precedent for presidents to only serve 2 terms.
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Diplomatic conflict between France and the United States when American envoys to France were asked to pay a hefty bribe for the privilege of meeting with the French foreign minister. Many in the U.S. called for war against France, while American sailors and privateers waged an undeclared war against French merchants in the Caribbean. It lead to the Quasi-War.
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Passed by federalists making it harder to become citizens and to deport any immigrant deemed dangerous (people who opposed not supporting the French Revolution). The second outlawed the writing, speaking, or publication of false, scandalous, or malicious statements against the government. Democratic-Republicans argued these violated the First Amendment and secretly wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. Led to the writing of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions.
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Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional. These resolutions helped the D-R victory in the election of 1800.
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Jefferson and Burr each received 73 votes in the Electoral College, so the House of Representatives had to decide the outcome. The House chose Jefferson as President and Burr as Vice President. The passing of power from one political party to another was peaceful, which indicated the constitutional system was working. Led to the Virginian dynasty and the Era of good feelings.