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Delaware
The three southernmost counties created the colony of Delaware -
Privy Council
Regulated the value of a foreign coin by the amount of silver found within it. -
Virginia on Slavery
The Virginia House of Burgesses declared all Africans in Virginia slaves and released many more decrees separating the Africans from humanity -
Board of Trade
They ordered for the Parliament to ban paper money -
George Whitefield Born
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North and South Carolina
Carolina splits into two colonies -
Jonathan Edwards Married
Marries Sarah Pierpont -
Georgia
John Barnwell created Georgia as a colony for debtors that was unlike any other colony -
George Whitefield comes to Georgia
First time in the colonies, but goes back and forth across the Atlantic 13 times. He was a leader in the Great Awakening. -
Spanish and English war
A war started between England and Spain that also went into the colonies where Florida (Spanish territory) attacked Georgia after Georgia failed to invade Florida -
Stono Rebellion
The catholic governor of Florida promised freedom to any slaves who agreed to help them fight the English. -
"Sinners in the hands of an Angry God"
Jonathon Edwards' most famous sermon -
Ohio Company
The Ohio company takes 200,000 acres of land away from the Iroquois. This causes animosity between the colonists and the Native Americans. -
Georgia: Slavery
Allowed limited slavery after initially not allowing it at all -
Parliament
Parliament passed an act forbidding the acceptance of paper money in England from the Colonies -
French Fort
Washington was sent with a letter telling the French to evacuate a fort -
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French and Indian War
Brought forth the "American Style of Fighting" A.K.A. Guerrilla Warfare -
Georgia: Colony Type
Georgia became a Royal Colony -
General Edward Braddock
He fought the French at the fort and won, but he died -
Jonathon Edwards Dies
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Treaty of Paris
England received Florida and the land by the Mississippi river and ends the French and Indian war -
Proclamation Line of 1763
Banned anyone from colonizing the Ohio river valley -
Sugar Act of 1764
Put a tax on Sugar and Replaced the Molasses Act -
Currency Act
Taxes could only be payed with English currency. -
Stamp Act
The first direct tax on the American colonies which taxed stamps and forced almost every form of paper to have a stamp -
Quartering Act
Forced the colonists to allow soldiers inside their houses to provide basic needs to all British soldiers -
Declaration Act
Parliament repeals the stamp act, but they also take away all power from the colonial assemblies in the colonies -
Restraining Act
Destroyed the New York assembly -
Virginia Resolves
A series of resolutions opposing taxation without representation. 10 days later, the royal governor dissolves the House of Burgesses -
George Whitefield Dies
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Boston Massacure
A brawl between a British soldier and some American colonists that escalated into the British soldiers killing five colonists in the event known as the Boston Massacure -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists were mad about taxation without representation, so they protested by dumping a lot of tea into the ocean -
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Revolutionary War
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Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary War. "The shot heard 'round the world." -
Meeting of the Second Continental Congress
Established the continental army led by George Washington, formulated the Olive Branch Petition, and served as the government for the duration of the Revolutionary war. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The first battle of the Revolutionary War. "Don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes." -
Howe leaves Boston
General Howe leaves Boston and heads to New York where there was a higher concentration of loyalists -
Vote for Independence
The colonies unanimously vote for independence -
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is ratified and the United States leaves England -
Washington Crosses the Delaware
Washington ferries the Continental Army across the Delaware and surprise the Hessians in their sleep -
The Battle of Brandywine
The British assault on the continental army at Brandywine was a crushing defeat for the Continental Army. They were forced to retreat while the British occupied Philadelphia. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The turning point of the Revolutionary War. The US Continental Army won against John Burgoyne. They forced him to surrender and his army was defeated. This gave Americans hope for a victory in the war. -
The Articles of Confederation
A failed form of Government that was the initial way the US was run. -
The Battle of Yorktown
George Washington led 17,000 Continental and French troops against General Cornwallis in Yorktown. Washington surrounded Cornwallis; he could not escape by land or sea. After three weeks of bombardment from the French Fleet, Cornwallis surrendered bringing forth the end of the Revolutionary war. -
The Treaty of Paris
The formal treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized The United States' independence. This was the formal end to the Revolutionary war. -
The Northwest Ordinance of 1784
A Thomas Jefferson plan to separate the Ohio territory into a few self-governing bodies -
The Northwest Ordinance of 1785
Provided the land of the Ohio Territory with a way of being surveyed and create a symmetric division of land through rectangles -
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Established a way for the territories to enter into the United States as their own state. Required 5,000 adult free male citizens for 3-5 territories to enter, or it required a population of 60,000 free adult male citizens in one territory. This ordinance outlawed slavery in these territories as well. In summary, it allowed incoming states equal rights to those that were already established. -
Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shay takes a small militia to try to continue the spirit of the revolution and demand lower property tax. What this showed was the need for a stronger central government. -
Another Convention
The states gathered together 55 delegates to create a new government from scratch. -
The U.S. Constitution Ratified
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George Washington becomes first president
A unanimous vote for Washington as president -
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Washington's Presidency
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French go to war with Englan
The US was supposed to aid the French in their conflict -
Pennsylvania protests
Pennsylvanians protest in the form of the Revolution and Shay's Rebellion, but the government puts it to rest very quickly this time -
Jay's Treaty
John Jay negotiated a treaty to open trade with India, that the British would leave the western forts, and England would compensate for the seized ships. There was no word on impressment though. -
Washington Decides not to run for a third term
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Election of 1796
John Adams wins against Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and Thomas Pickney. -
The XYZ affair
Three American delegates were sent to negotiate with France, but were instead met with either taking a bribe or walking away. They walked and this led to the quasi-war between the US and France -
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John Adam's Presidency
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
Acts supported by Adams. The Alien act gave the president the right to deport any foreigner deemed "dangerous" to the "peace and safety of the United States. The Sedition Act prevented public opposition to the government (against the first amendment). -
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Quasi-War
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George Washington Dies
Halts debates on war. After this, Adams is widely hated for his support of the Alien and Sedition acts.