U.S History Timeline 1600-1877

By KMAN SPARTON#ducklyfe

  • jamestown

    first permanant settlement in the united states

  • virginia house of burgesses

    first form of representation in the colonies

  • mayflower compact

    first written framework of government

  • fundemental orders of conn.

    document that has been called the first written constitution in America

  • french and indian war

    french and indians fight americans

  • french and indian war ends

    french and indian war is ended.
    treaty of paris 1763 created peace and stopped the fghting
    proclamation of 1763 helped to ease the wounds from the war

  • currency act

    britain tried to get rid of paper bills

  • stamp act

    put a tax on stamps. all official/ postal documents needed it to be "real".

  • quartering act

    forced americans to house british soldiers.

  • townshend act

    had 4 different acts in one act

  • boston massacre

    5 unarmed civililians were killed in boston

  • boston tea party

    sons of liberty dump british tea into boston harbor

  • tea act

    put a tax on british tea going into america

  • 1st continental congress

    wrote declaration of independance

  • intolerable acts

    acts to make colinist pay extra for tea.

  • battles of lexington and concord

    british marched on lexington and concord to battle them. americans lost at lexington and won at concord

  • 2nd continental congress

    wrote the articles of confederation

  • declaration of independance

    nuff said

  • battle of saratoga

    turning point battle

  • valley forge

    cold as hell. lots of washingtons men died of the cold

  • Articles of Confederation Written

  • Battle of Yorktown

    america and france pwn british in yorktown

  • Articles of Confederation were in force

  • Treaty of Paris of 1783

    eended the revolutionary war against britain

  • Constitutional Convention

    great compromise: votes depend on population
    3/5 compromise: slaves count as 3/5 of a person

  • constitution written

  • washington takes office

  • bill of rights

    bill of rights that tell our unalienable rights as americans

  • genet affair

    france ask washington to help them fight bitain and he gave the proclamation of neutrality

  • whiskey rebellion

    rebellion over whiskey

  • pickney's treaty

    got missisippi river and new orleans

  • jay's treaty

    made british pay for the ships they destroyed

  • john adams takes office

  • XYZ affair

    sent agent X,Y, and Z to france to see why they stopped trading with us.

  • alien and sedition acts

    immigrants wait 14 years to vote.
    sedition acts
    pay money or go to jail if they speak againts government

  • quasi war begins

    french navy attacks american ships

  • jefferson takes office

  • louisiana purchase

    the U.S buys the louisiana territory from france

  • marbury vs. madison

    madison didnt deliver the proper papers to marbury and marbury took the president to court

  • lewis and clark

    lewis and clark explore and travel to the other side of the us to explore the land

  • embargo act of 1807

    prevented trades to britain and france during napoleonic era

  • mculloch vs maryland

    national banks argument

  • gibbons bs ogden