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End of the French and Indian War
Britain and France had been fighting forever. But, the war ended because of the Treaty of Paris. The war was fought to decide who would get North America. However, Britain's victory would lead to the American Revolution. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac was chief of the Ottawas who brought together multiple Native American Tribes and led them to Ford Detroit to siege the fort. But, they lost terribly. -
Paxton Boys attack Pennsylvania Indians
Scots-Irish frontiersmen formed together in Pennsylvania and attacked the local Indians because of the French and Indian War and Pontiac's Rebellion. -
Proclamation of 1763
A document signed by the British to check up on the Natives by controlling where they lived and controlling how many settlers came lived near them. -
Sugar Act
This was an act passed by Parliament that raised revenue. It imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of sugar. -
Stamp Act
Another act passed by parliament where tax was imposed on the colonists for every paper they bought. -
Townshend Acts
A revenue act that taxed all goods imported to colonists. -
Treaty of Fort Stanwix
A treaty between the Native Americans and England negotiated between Sir William Johnson and representatives of the 6 nations and Iroquois tribes. -
Boston Massacre
A rebellion started by the colonists. They were angry and threw snowballs at redcoats and the redcoats fired shots back and killed tons of people. -
Somerset Decision
This was a decision of a case called the Somerset Case. A slave named James Somerset was taken from England to the colonies and the case was meant to end slavery in England. -
Boston Tea Party
A protest by the Bostonian where they went on ships importing tea and threw the tea into the harbor. -
Tea Act
An act of Parliament whose purpose was to reduce the huge amount of tea held by England and help the company survive. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from 12/13 colonies who met in Philadelphia to give ideas as how to resist the British's forced laws and tax. -
Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party, these laws were meant to punish Massachusetts for defying Britain and participating in the Tea Party. Tax was raised. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle where Britain defeated the colonists. The British had driven out the Americans from Breed's Hill to Bunker Hill. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The Americans won and proved to the British they weren't amateurs. -
Second Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates that met in Philly. -
Declaration of Independence
A document signed by the colonies representatives to best explain to the King why they demanded freedom. -
Battle of Trenton
A battle won by the Americans.2400 soldiers of the continental army under George Washington set out to fight 1400 Hessian soldiers. It was an easy defeat. -
Battle of Saratoga
A fight that marked a "turning-point" in the revolutionary war. British troops surrender in this battle. -
Treaty of Alliance
A defensive alliance of France and the US during the Revolutionary War in which military protection was said to be provided in the document. -
The Federalist Papers Published
85 essays begging NY citizens to validate the US Constitution. -
Articles of Confederation
After the states declared freedom from England, the colonies set up the Articles of Confederation as a document to record their new government's function. -
Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington
This ended the last major break out in the war. -
Newburgh Conspiracy
A planned military coup led by the continental army when the revolution was nearing its end. -
Treaty of Paris (American Revolution)
Representatives signed this document with King George and American Colonists in Paris. It ended the revolutionary war. -
Annapolis Convention
A meeting suggested by James Madison to discuss interstate trade.Only 5 states showed.. -
Shays' Rebellion
A fight led by a former militiaman in Massachusetts. They protested the foreclosure of farms for debt. They shut down the court system for a little while too.. -
Constitutional Convention
A meeting to address problems of the central government under the Articles of Confederation. -
Northwest Ordinance
A government for the Northwest. It allowed new states to join the union and listed all bill of rights. -
Election (inauguration) of George Washington
Washington was elected the first president because all of the colonists knew he was a great leader and they all really respected him. He turned out to be a great leader. -
Beginning of the French Revolution
The French Revolution began because the French King Louis needed money because he's wasted all of France's money and then the French were starving so they retaliated and later came the revolution. -
Washington DC chosen as the capital
Washington DC was chosen as the capital because for the Northern colonies, they wanted a new federal gov that assumed war debts and the southern colonies wanted a capital close to places with slave holding. -
Hamilton's First Report on Public Credit
In 1790, Hamilton called for a payment in full on government debts. -
Bill of Rights ratified
The bill of rights approved 10/12 amendments. -
First Bank of the United States Chartered
The first bank was a national bank set up in 1791. It had a term of 20 years. -
Whiskey Rebellion
A tax protest that began in 1791 and ended in 1794 under George Washington. -
Hamilton's Report on Manufactures
This is the third major report of Alexander Hamilton. It was presented to congress in 1791. -
Citizen Genet Affair
Edmond Charles Genet was a minister in the US that released a regime of the new French Republic who was at war with GB and Spain. -
Battle of Fallen Timbers
The Americans fought the Confederation of Native Americans and won the battle. -
Pinckney's Treaty
A treaty signed in San Lorenzo de El Escorial that established a good bond between the United States and Spain. -
Jay's Treaty
A treaty signed for US and England in 1795 that look away from way and kept peace between nations. -
Treaty of Greenville
A treaty that established a boundary with the Indians' land and settled open land for European Settlers. -
XYZ Affair
An incident between United States and France that began the Quasi War. -
Election of John Adams
He was elected president in 1797 and ended his term in 1801. He was the second president of the US. -
Quasi-War with France
A naval war of the United States against France under John Adams. It ended when Napoleon came into power and he changed their politic focus in France. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
A series of laws passed by Federalist congress in 1798. It was signed by John Adams (the president). The laws included deportation and it made immigrants harder to vote. -
Judiciary Act of 1800
An attempt by Federalists such as John Adams to include Federalists in the Federal Courts. -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson was elected the president in 1801 and won with 73 votes.
