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Pennsylvania constitution
Pennsylvania leaders played a a major role in the events that determined the growth of a new nation. The continental congress directed the states to write their own state constitutions. -
The treaty of Paris
the British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States, doubling the size of the new nation and paving the way for westward expansion. -
constitution
United States constitution in Philadelphia pa. This document strengthens the federal government. -
Fries Rebellion
German Americans of eastern Pennsylvania rose to protest another direct tax. This time the tax was on land, houses, and slaves. -
New state constitution
Pennsylvania was becoming dissatisfied with their state constitution. One weakness of the Pennsylvania constitution of 1776 was that the president of the supreme executive council. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
Two Rebellions were tied to issues of national power. The Whiskey Rebellion and fries Rebellion shook Pennsylvania’s ideas of government. -
The war of 1812
conflict fought between the United States and the United Kingdom, with their respective allies, from June 1812 to February 1815. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theatre of the Napoleonic Wars; historians in the United States and Canada see it as a war in its own right. -
Battle of Lake Erie
The British blockaded Philadelphia and kept people and goods from moving in and out of the ports. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry was put in charge of naval forces on Lake Erie. -
The treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. By terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada. -
Results of the war
conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent. Skirmishes with Native Americans and British soldiers on the northwestern border of the U.S.
