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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war. The war was fought between the two greatest powers on earth, they have been rivals for a very long time and the rivalry had followed them to North America. -
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Edward Braddock and George Washington army was ambushed at fort Duquesne
Forbes commanded between 5,000-7,000 men, including a contingent of Virginians and eventually driving the French back to Canada. -
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Britain passes the sugar act
The sugar act was the first tax on American colonies imposed by the British parliament. -
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The boston tea party
The Boston tea party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty -
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Treaty of alliance
Benjamin Franklin persuades the French to sign treaty of alliance committing France to the US cause -
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The common sense
DescriptionCommon Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
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Articles of confederation
It was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. -
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First president
George Washington, unanimously elected first president of the United States. -
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Fugitive slave laws
The US Congress passes Fugitive slave laws, enabling southern slave owners to reclaim escaped slaves in northern states -
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Marbury Vs. Madison
The U.S. Supreme Court first declared an act of Congress unconstitutional, establishing the doctrine of judicial review. -
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The War of 1812
A conflict between the U.S. and the UK, with their respective allies, from June 1812 to February 1815. -
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Jacksonian democracy
Andrew Jackson, elected president of the USA -
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Gold Rush
Gold is found on the property of John Sutter, at Coloma on the Sacramento, and news of it launches the first gold rush -
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Legal Rights
A civil rights act is passed by the US Congress, guaranteeing the legal rights of African-Americans -
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Inerstate Commerce Act
The US Congress passes the interstate commerce act, an early attempt to avoid the excesses of unrestrained capitalism
