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Jamestown
First permanent settlement that is now in United States. -
House of Burgesses
First Form of Representative in Colonies. -
Mayflower Compact
First Framework of AGovernment
Written by the Pilgrims and Puritans to establashied the colony of Plymouth. -
Funndamental Orders of Connecticut
First form of Represasentative Government. -
French and Indian War
Britain and colonies vs. France and Indians.
Faught over basically Ohio Forks and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. -
Treaty of Paris
Settled conflicts between Colonies and Britain. -
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763- Didn't allow settlers to settle past French Territory. -
Currency Act
Prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency. -
Stamp Act
Set a tax on stamps in the new colonies. -
Quartering Act
Made the colony people provide British soldiers with any needed acomendations. -
Townshend Act
Made the colonies pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would be independent of colonial rule. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. -
Tea Act
Placed a tax on tea shipped to the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a nonviolent political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. -
Intolerable Acts
Series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party. -
1st Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, -
Battle at Lexington and Concord
Lexington-Minor war in these 2 wars.
Concord-Turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
2nd Continental Congress
Managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence -
Declaration of Independence
The lettet that we sent to Britain to tell them we are splitting from them. -
Battle of Saratoga
Conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war. -
Winter at Valley Forge
It's were Geoge Washington took his troops to train them for the war. -
Articles of Confederation
First government of the US -
Articles of Confederation are inforced
they are signed and official. -
Battle of Yorktown
Final battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the war. -
Great Compromise
When Virginia and New Jersey plan create a fair papper for constitution. -
3/5 Comprmise
Made slaves 3/5 part of people. -
Constitutional Convention
Got rid of the AOC. -
Constitution
The US Constitution is written. -
Washington takes office
Washington becomes the US first president. -
Bill of rights
Papper containing the rights of being in the US. -
Genet Affair
Proclamation of neutrality. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Poeple faught for their whiskey. -
Pinckney’s Treaty
Established friendship for US and Spain. -
Jay's Treaty
To relieve post-war tension between Britain and the United States. -
Adams takes office
Adams becomes nations 2nd President. -
XYZ Affair
Negotiation issues that were threatening to break out into war. -
Alien and Sedection Acts
Restricted speech which was critical of the federal government. -
Quazi War
Faught between US and France. -
Jefferson takes office
Jefferson becomes 3rd US President. -
Marbury vs. Madison
The Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. -
Lousianna Purchase
Jeffersonm buys " Chef" from France. -
Lewis and Clark Expedetion
First American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. -
Embargo Act
Response to violations of U.S. neutrality, in which American merchantmen and their cargo were seized as contraband of war by the European navies. The British Royal Navy, in particular, resorted to impressment, forcing thousands of American seamen into service on their warships. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
This case established two important principles in constitutional law. First, the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government. Second, state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
State Lisence vs. a National Lisence
