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end of the french and Indian war
"The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. The
French received all land from the Mississippi River west, while the British received all land from the Mississippi River east. " -
writ of assistance
enforcing trade laws to increase revenue and increase trade laws -
the sugar act
the colonist wanted them to stop the tax on sugar but the British only lowered it and colonists got mad. -
the stamp act
an act for the government to tax stamps -
town shed act
parliament taxed imported goods -
Boston massacre
it was a street fight that happened 3 were killed 2 were injured. -
Boston tea party
disguised colonist snuck on a boat and threw a lot of tea into the ocean because of the tax on tea and imported goods -
starting to move towards independence
colonist started to believe that they will always be apart of Britain until Thomas pain was inspired by a small part writer which was a big help in the declaration of independence -
battle of Lexington
the first military engagements of the American revolution where they fought in multiple areas -
deceleration of independence
benjamin franklin, john Handcock, etc started to sign the independence paper to make them independent -
Jefferson writes the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration because he was drafted and was helped form a few different people about the 13 colonies' break with Britain. Also through time, it was changed by john Adams and benjamin franklin. -
Battles of Trent and New Jersey
the Americans won the war even tho it was a small battle it was very important in the revolutionary war with general Washingtons men all walking across an icy river that started on Christmas day and the walk was 10 days long. -
American and British Battle of Saratoga
America won the battle of saratoga because general John Burgoyne surrendered and that made a turning point for the war. -
Articles of Confederation
they made the articles of confederation to help the government and it failed later they noticed the government was too weak and they needed to do something different. -
Howe captures Philadelphia
after capturing new york and having a near-loss in another battle he started to show weakness so he needed to do something fast and he did with Philadelphia. -
Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
this act prohibited people from being able to import slaves and new slaves had to be imported into the US. -
Manumission
the manumission papers were rights for a black person to be released from slavery by a living or deceased slaveholder. -
Winter at Valley Forge
the winter of valley forge was very hard for the Americans hundreds died from disease and they lived off a little bit of food and pride from general Washington and them wanting to live. -
State Constitutions
these state constitutions were also known as the building blocks for
the us also with the bill of rights. -
John Paul Jones & Serapis
the naval battle happened against the Americans lead by john paul jones and ended up winning defeating the Serapis -
Spain Declares war on Great Britain
Spain with the ally of France and the united states they when to war with Great Britain because of an argument with colonial supremacy. -
British forces capture Charles Town
the British were already taking a few areas and planning to capture Charles town and they got it. -
British surrender at Yorktown
the British surrendered in the battle of Yorktown because they were lacking all the resources and the army and men they had. -
Plans for first Fed. Tax
the government decided they needed to make more money so they decided that they would take a percentage of a person's annual pay depending on how much they made. -
Treaty of Paris
the treaty of Paris ended the seven-year war and gave Britain all its mainland North America. -
Spain closed lower Mississippi River to American Western Settlers
the Mississipi river was counted as a western area and people were allowed to travel freely but then Spain closed it down and westerners were even threatening to go to war with Spain. -
The Ordinance of 1785
the land ordinance of 1785 was a thing where people could buy farmland in the west they did this to pay off debt for the government and if all the land was sold that would have at least $640. -
Shay's Rebellion
shays rebellion started in western Massachusets it was mostly farmers and they were armed with weapons the reason it really started was that the government started to tax people and also their trades. -
Convention
the convections was mostly about how they wanted America to be governed and about the government maybe being too weak. -
Singing of the Constitution
the signing of the constitution happened in Pennsylvania and it was with 39 delegates representing 12 states Rhode island was not represented. -
Delaware fist state to approve Constitution
the first state to ratify the constitution was Delaware when they had a vote 30-0. -
The North West Ordinance
this ordinance allowed the northwestern are to be allowed to make new states for its self and the bill of rights still worked in those territories -
New Hampshire ratifies Constitution
New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the constitution which made the constitution official. -
Land Act of 1800
this act said that you were able to buy land from the northwest territory but had to buy at least 320 acres of land for 2 dollars per acre.
