U.S. History Timeline 1600-1877

By littlemissme83

  • Jamestown Founded

    first permanent English settlement in what is now the United states

  • Virginia House of Burgesses

    First form of Representation in Colonies

  • Mayflower Compact

    First written framework of Government in what now is the United State Written by Puritan and Pilgrams to establish order in the colony of Plymouth

  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticutt

    America's first written constitution
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    French and Indian War

    French and Indians vs. British and British colonies. Britain said for protection but really for power.

  • Treaty or Paris of 1763

    Frech lost claims to land and ended French and Indian War.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Gave natives right to land and said colinists couldn't live West of the Appalachian Mountains.

  • Currency Act

    Gave Britain control over trade and money.

  • Stamp Act

    Tax on anything printed on paper.

  • Quartering Act

    Made colinists house and feed British soldiers.

  • Townshed Act

    Took away all taxes besides the Tea tax.

  • Boston Massacre

    One of reasons war started, British killed 5 people and most feared army attacking unarmed crowd.

  • Tea Act

    Tax on tea, American's refused to unload tea and/or sell it.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Sons of Liberty dumped 342 creeates of tea into Boston Harbor.

  • Coercive (Intolerable) Acts

    Stopped trade between Boston and Britain.

  • Battels of Lexington and Concord

    First Battles of American Revolution. Known for/as 'shot heard around the world".

  • Second Continental Congress

    Voted on/revised Articles of Confederation. Declaration of independence.

  • Declaration of Independence

    was written or being written

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Turning point battle Americnas won. French desided to help America

  • Valley Forge

    Washington's fort.

  • Articles of Confederation Written

  • Battle of Yorktown

  • Articles of Confederation were in force

  • Treaty of Paris of 1783

  • Constitutional Convention

  • Great Compromise

  • 3/5 Compromise

  • Constitution Written

  • Washington takes office

  • Bill of Rights

  • Genet Affair

  • Whiskey Rebelion

  • Pinckey's Treaty

  • Jat's Treaty

  • Adams Takes Office and XYZ Affair

  • Quasi War Begins

  • Alien and Sedition Acts

  • Jefferson Takes Office

  • Louisana Purchase

  • Marbury vs. Madison

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

  • Embargo Act of 1807

  • McCulloch vs. Maryland

  • Gibbons vs. Ogden