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Privy Council
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Board of Trade
Ordered royal governors to veto any paper issues -
George Whitefield was born
Most popular evangelist, born in England. -
Stono Rebellion
Catholic governor of Florida promised freedom to fugitive slaves, but did not follow through. As a result the Native American slave population rose up against the white population. -
The French and Indian War
A war fought by Britain against the French and their Native American allies, part of the conflict known in Europe as the Seven Years' War. Britain emerging victorious. -
Rule of 1756
Ships of neutral countries could not trade with ports in which they
had been excluded before the war Impressment. -
Hundred Year's War ends
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Treaty of Paris
It ended The Seven Year's War -
Proclamation Line of 1763
This honored the promises made to Delaware and Iroquois
“Forthwith to remove themselves from such settlements”. -
Currency Act
Threatened to destabilize the entire colonial economy -
Sugar Act of 1764
Replaced Molasses Act of 1733 as well as Vice-admiralty courts. -
Stamp Act, 1765
This was the first direct tax on American colonies. It stated that all shipments must bear a stamp. -
Quartering Act
Each colonial assembly was directed to provide for the basic
needs of soldiers stationed within borders. -
Eli Whitney was born
Attended Yale
invented the Cotton gin with Interchangeable parts -
Townsend Duties
Taxed Paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
Revenue Act
This act created Board of Customs and Commissioners -
Boston Massacre,
On a cold winter day some British soldiers were patrolling streets. Shots were fired and when the smoke cleared, five Bostonians and two boys laid dead. An interesting fact is that John Adams represented soldiers. -
Tea Act
This act was not enacted to generate revenue, but it
Proposed to give monopoly to East India Company on direct
sales to the colonies. This did not boycott instead it destroyed tea and it was sent back to England. -
Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776
Abolished property ownership as tests of citizenship. It also protected citizens from imprisonment for debt. -
Battle of Saratoga
General Horatio Gates jumps on Burgoyne at Saratoga. This was fought between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War. In the end, Britain surrendered. -
Shay’s Rebellion
Demanded property taxes to be reduced. This was a revolutionary war consisting of four thousand rebels in an uprising against economic and civil rights injustices. -
James Monroe opposed ratification
He was a popular choice to be president after Madison and was
respected by fellow countrymen. -
Call of convention in Philadelphia
55 delegates came together to create a government from scratch. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
This established a federal judiciary system, Federal District Court, and Circuit Court. -
George Washington elected president
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Whiskey Rebellion
Hamilton’s whiskey tax is a burden on western farmers, so Pennsylvania adopted protest methods from Revolutionary War
and Shay’s Rebellion as a way to protest the tax. -
Election of 1796
Between John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Thomas Pinckney, John Adams barely won presidency. Thomas Jefferson became Vice President. -
Death of George Washington
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Jay Treaty
This treaty included compensation for ships that had been seized, opened trade in India, evacuated western forts, and left no word of Impressment.
