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the french and indian war
the French and native Americans worked together to fight the british they lost and England gained lots of territory so the king issued the proclamation act saying colonist cant move west -
sugar act and currency act
taxed sugar and told colonist they were not allowed to have there own currency -
Jays treaty/ pickneys treaty
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Stamp act
a direct tax on the colonies and required that all printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper. this outraged colonist -
grenville became prime minister and stamp act repealed and declaratory act6
the declaratory was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the sugar act. they changed it because the boycotts were hurting the government -
townshed acts
acts made to strengthen colonial ties to great Britain. made colonist very angry -
boston massacre
the British soldiers shot and killed 5 people for throwing snow balls -
Boston tea party
the Bostonians were mad about the tea tax. so they dressed up like natives and dumped a tea shipment in the harbor -
coercive acts
The Coercive Acts closed the ports of Boston until the Leaders paid for the tea that was dumped into the harbor by the Sons of Liberty in 1773. The coervice Act was passed by Parliament. Coervice means to force. The Coercive Act is a law to punish the colonist in Boston. -
battle of lexington and concord
signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington -
Declaration of independence
adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776. formally declared the colonist independence from Great Britain. -
Consttitution was ratified
the us constitution was ratified -
washington becomes first president
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First national bank and bill of rights ratified
Alexander Hamilton started the first national bank and bill of rights ratified -
whiskey rebelion
whiskey rebellion was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 during the presidency of George Washington. The "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed by the new government -
John Adams Elected
John Adams was elected president with Thomas Jefferson as vice president even though they are from different political parties -
XYZ affair
small conflict with French lead to quasi war
