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The French and Indian War was a conflict between Britain and the French. It was caused by many territorial disputes between the French and British. It ended in France being removed from the Americas.
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In an attempt to de-escalate tensions with Native Americans, British Parliament create a line along the Appalachian Mountains that colonists were not allowed to settle past.
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Natives Americans were angry that colonists were settling on Native land and refusing to give gifts like the French had. Chief Pontiac angered by this, led a rebellion attacking forts and settlements in New York and Virginia. The British decided to use their own troops to put down the rebellion instead of allowing local militia to do it.
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Proposed by Prime Minister Lord Grenville. It was meant to raise money for the British military stationed in the colonies. The Stamp act placed revenue stamps on most printed paper. These stamps would have to be purchased from the government, allowing them to make money off of colonists.
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This act was passed along with the repealing of the Stamp Act. It gave British parliament the right to tax and create new laws in the colonies in all cases no matter what. It allowed the British to save face after folding to colonial demands.
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This policy enacted by the British, forced the colonies to only purchase their tea from the British East India Company. This stopped the colonists from buying cheaper tea from other providers.
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A colonist response to the Tea Act. The Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and poured British tea into the Boston Harbor as a form of protest.
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The first major assembly of the Thirteen Colonies. Georgia however did not join the congress. It was called in response to the Intolerable Acts.
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The second major meeting of the Thirteen Colonies. It was called in response to the violence in Massachusetts.
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The Declaration of Independence was a document written by the continental congress that listed the grievances the colonies had against the British government and King George III. It also declared the Thirteen Colonies independent from Britain.
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The Articles of Confederation initiated the first form of a constitution, and government for the US. It was deeply flawed and weak.
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The treaty that ended the revolutionary war. It forced the British to recognize the US as an independent nation, and forced Britain to give territory to the US.
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Set rules for the creation of new states, allowing for better management of the territory between the Great lakes, and the Ohio river. The Ordinance granted a small amount of self-government to the people in the territory, and also prohibited slavery in the territory.
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The Constitutional Convention was a convention in the US that was called to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. The re-writing was called because the Articles did not allow the government to be strong enough to thrive.
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It took years of debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists to decide on the Constitution. It took many compromises like the addition of the bill of rights. After it was finally ratified, it established a strong central government that had the ability to create armies and tax the states.
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The document that framed and described the government of the United States. It was created to address and fix the issues the Articles of Confederation had. It gave the federal government the ability to tax the states, and create armies. It created three branches of government, the legislative, the judiciary, and the executive branches.
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President George Washington decided that the young United States should not take part in European conflicts and politics. He decided this in the midst of a conflict between France and Britain. He officially declared this with the Proclamation of Neutrality.
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Hamilton persuaded congress to place taxes on the sale of Whiskey, to make up for lost revenue due to low tariffs. A group of farmers in western Pennsylvania were outraged by this and refused to pay the tax because they could not afford it. They attacked revenue collectors when they came to collect taxes from the farmers.
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Britain's seizure of American ships, and the forced impressment of American sailors into the British navy prompted Chief Justice John Jay to be sent to Britain to try to negotiate a treaty. After years of negotiation, Jay returned to the US with a treaty where Britain promised to leave posts on the US western frontier, however it did not address the main issue of Britain seizing US ships.
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A treaty negotiated by Thomas Pinckney granted the US access to the lower Mississippi River and New Orleans for trade with Spain. It also allowed the US to transport goods into New Orleans without paying duties. Spain also agreed to the northern boundary of Florida being moved to the 31st parallel.
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Washington announced his retirement from office. With this announcement, he left the country with a few warnings about how the government should be run. He told Americans not to get involved with Europe, not to create political parties, and not to make permanent alliances.
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During times of tension between the US and France, unnamed French diplomats known only as X Y and Z demanded bribes in return for diplomatic negotiations.
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The Alien Act gave the president the power to deport aliens considered, and detain aliens of enemy nations during wars. The Sedition Act made it illegal for news-paper editors to criticize the president that was currently in office and the congress.
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As a response to the Alien, Sedition, and Naturalization acts, Kentucky and Virginia which stated that states had the right to nullify laws they deemed unconstitutional.
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Federalists began to lose power due to the Alien and Sedition Acts and new taxes they imposed. The election of 1800 the Federalist government was removed and largely replaced by a Democratic-Republican government.