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end of the french and Indian war
A war between New French and the British colonialist. -
pontiac's rebellion
A military group formed from Native American Tribes -
Paxton Boys attack Pennsylvania Indians
57 drunken settlers killed 20 Susquehanna Natives on the basis of collusion with others. -
Proclamation of 1763
A proclamation that closed down westward expansion. -
Sugar act
A revenue raising act -
Stamp act
An act the imposed taxation on the Colonies. -
Townshend Acts
Allowed British to tax goods being imported to the Colonies -
Treaty of Fort Stanwix
A treaty signed by Natives and great britain. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed five Boston colonists. -
somerset decision
A case of law for Somerset when he was taken to the colonies. -
somerset Decisions
A court descions' that stated that chattled slaves was unsopported by british law. -
Boston Tea Party
A mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty. -
Tea Act
Increased the taxes on tea -
First continental congress
A meeting between twelve of the thirteen colonial representatives. -
Intolerable acts
Laws passed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the defiance in the Tea Party. -
Battle of Bunker hill
A battle in the siege of Boston. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First military engagements in the Revolutionary war. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence. -
Second Continental Congress
The second meeting of the thirteen colonies representatives. -
Declaration of Independence
The date in which the colonies announce their separation from Great Britain -
battle of trenton
Washington crossed the frozen Delaware and defeated the Hessian mercenaries. -
battle of saratoga
The climax of the Saratoga campaign giving Americans the win. -
Treaty of Alliance
A treaty between the Franco-Americans, which promised military support under British attack. -
articles of confederation
An agreement between the colonies as the first constitution. -
lord cornwallis surrendered to george washington
American Confidential army and french troops get the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. -
Treaty of Paris (American)
Treaty signed by king George lll to end the revolutionary war. -
New burgh conspiracy
A planned military Coup by the Continetal army -
annapolis convention
It was a meeting between commissioners to remedy defects of federal government. -
shays rebellion
A rebellion led by Daniel Shays for failed economic promises. -
constitutional convention
A gathering to write a new constitiution. -
Northwest ordinance
Continetal Congress charted government for the new Northwest territoriee -
the federalist papers published
A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton. -
election of george washington
George Washington getting unanimously elected by the electoral votes -
beginning of the french revolution
A set of revolutions to change social and political areas -
Washington dc choosen as capital
A distrct fiounded for the soul purpose of becoming Capital -
Hamilton first report on public credit
called for payment of all government debts -
hamilton's report on manufactures
It laid out economic principles and formed the basis for American School of economics -
whiskey rebellion
A protest on the whiskey tax led by James McFarlane -
bills of rights ratified
When the first twelve laws got made for the consitiution -
first bank of the united states chartered
The Bank of the United states first charted, along with the head divsions being made with it. -
citizen Gente affair
Emond Genet sent to the United states from france as an ambassador causing political incedent. -
Battle of fallen timbers
A struggle between natives against United States -
pinckney's treaty
established intentions of freindly relationships -
treaty of greenville
Two treaties at fort greeville for the battle of fallen timbers -
Jays Treaty
resolved issues from the treaty of paris -
Election of john Adams
When John adams ran for president and won -
xyz affair
A diplomatic incodent between french and United states resalting in a small war -
Quasi-War with France
The war caused by the diplomatic incident. -
alien and sedition acts
included new powers to deport foriegners -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson became president -
judiciary act of 1800
Reduced the size of the Supreme Court
