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End of the French and Indian War
This ended by a Treaty of Paris between England, France, and Spain. This was significant because this led to American discontent and American Revolution. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
American Indians were dissatisfied with the British Postwar policies in the area and the Indians rebelled against the British. -
Proclamation of 1763
This prohibited settlers to move past the Appalachian mountains. -
Paxton Boys attack Pennsylvania Indians
The settlers claimed that the Indians often raided their places even though there was no Indian raids in the area. This was a settlers attack that killed 20 innocent Indians. -
Sugar Act
This was a revenue raising act passed by the parliament to make the Americas pay for their war. -
Stamp Act
This was an act of the British Parliament onto the 13 colonies. They imposed a direct tax onto newspapers and legal documents. This was yet another reason for the American Revolution to began. -
Townshend Acts
This act imposed Britain to tax glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. -
Treaty of Fort Stanwix
This was a treaty between United States and the American Indians. By signing the treaty, the Iroquois relinquished their claims to land in the Ohio Country, which was then assumed by the United States federal government. -
Boston Massacre
This event started between a colonist and a lone British soldier on the streets of Boston. It turned into a bloody slaughter and became a reason for anti-British sentiments to gain more followers. This paved the way for the American Revolution. -
Somerset Decision
Famous decision of the court which held that chattel slavery was unsupported by the Common law in England. -
Boston Tea Party
This was a political protest that occurred to protest the tax on tea from Britain. -
Tea Act
This was supposed to let the British East India Company of London sell tea in the Americas in which the colonists could only buy their tea. -
Second Continental Congress
This was big because this created the Continental army under George Washington. -
First Continental Congress
This was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies from September to October early in the American Revolution. -
Intolerable Acts
These were laws that the British imposed on the people of Massachusetts because of the Boston Tea Party. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first military engagement of the American Revolution. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was significant because even though the British had won the battle, it built morale support for the inexperienced Americans to fight the British. -
Common Sense
It was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775-76 advocating independence from Great Britain -
Declaration of Independence
This document severed the 13 colonies connection politically with the British. -
Battle of Trenton
This was a small but pivotal battle for the Americans in the Revolutionary War fought in Trenton, NJ. -
Articles of Confederation
The original Constitution of the United States. -
Battle of Saratoga
Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British. -
Treaty of Alliance
This was a Treaty between the United States of America and France. This promised mutual military support in case the British attacked the French. -
Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington
The British Surrender to the colonists ending the revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris (American Revolution)
This treaty signed in France ended the American Revolutionary War in the United States. -
Newburgh conspiracy
This was a planned military coup by the continental army when the war was at its end. -
Annapolis convention
Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy defects of the Federal Government. This was a national political convention. -
Shays' Rebellion
Daniel Shays led thousands of rebels to protest against perceived economic and civil rights injustices. -
Constitutional Convention
This was created to address the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. -
Northwest Ordinance
Created new states and territory inside of the Northwest Region (Ohio area) -
The Federalist Papers Published
This was created to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution -
Election (Inauguration) of George Washington
The oath of office from the First President, George Washington. -
Beginning of the French Revolution
This is the revolution prior to Napoleon ending the monarchy in France. -
Washington DC chosen as Capital
The Residence Act of 1790 approved DC to become the nations new capital. -
Hamilton's first report on Public Credit
This called for a payment for all government debt allowing for government credit. -
Bill of rights ratified
These 12 were approved on September 25, 1789 and sent to the states for ratification. The 10 amendments that are now known as the Bill of Rights were ratified on December 15, 1791, thus becoming a part of the Constitution. -
First Bank of the United States Chartered
First Charted bank in America it followed bank of North America the nations first central bank. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Tax protest during George Washington's Presidency which allowed the US Government to establish federal authority by military means within the state. -
Hamilton's report on Manufactures
This urged congress to promote manufacturing for the United States to join the world economy and be independent on foreign nations. -
Citizen Genet Affair
incident precipitated by the military adventurism of Citizen Edmond-Charles Genêt, a minister to the United States dispatched by the revolutionary Girondist regime of the new French Republic, which at the time was at war with Great Britain and Spain. -
Battle of the Fallen Timbers
It was the final Indian push to cancel the United States' Northwestern Territory act which failed to cancel it because the United States beat the Indians. -
Jay's Treaty
This solved the remaining issues between Britain and the United States since the Treaty of Paris. -
Treaty of Greenville
The American Indians lost land due to this treaty which was in present day Ohio. -
Pickney's Treaty
Gave US writes to the Mississippi River and established good connections with Spain in present day Florida. -
Election of John Adams
The second President of the United States was selected with opponent of Thomas Jefferson. -
XYZ Affair
A diplomatic episode between France and the United States that resulted in a limited undeclared war. -
Quasi war with france
An undeclared war between US and France mostly fought at sea. -
Alien and Sedition acts
These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. -
Judiciary act of 1800
This eliminated one supreme justice (6 to 5) -
Election of Thomas Jefferson
The Third Presidential Election of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams was the opponent
