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The Pontiac's Rebellion
After the conclusion of the French and Indian War (1754-1763), Chief Pontiac (Ottawa) led a loosely united group of American Indian tribes against the British in a series of attacks, referred to as Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763-1766) or Pontiac’s War.
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Townshend Act
This is a series of acts passed that put a tax on multiple goods including ;lead, glass, paper, paint, and tea. The people in the colonies named this act after the person who sponsored them called Charles Townshend. https://www.britannica.com/event/Townshend-Acts -
Boston Massacre
This event took place in Boston, Massachusetts between a "patriot" mob and British soldiers. It started with snowballs, sticks, and stones and ending with three dead on the spot and eight injured with two of them who died later from those injuries. https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.html -
Tea Act
The Tea act was taxation on tea and, it was designed to help the East India Trading Company get rid of its excess of tea. This gave the company a monopoly on tea making those who lived in the colonies very unhappy. Information- https://www.britannica.com/event/Tea-Act
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Boston Tea Party
American patriots threw over 342 chests of tea from a British ship into the Boston Harbor to protest the tax on tea. Video- https://youtu.be/t-9pDZMRCpQ
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The Start of the Revolutionary war: Battle of Lexington and Concord
This is a series of skirmishes between British General Thomas Gage and American militia Captain John Parker. This battle is known as an American Victory with 73 British casualties and only 49 American casualties. Information- https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/lexington-and-concord
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The Declaration of Independence
John Hancock was the first to sign with the famous sizeable signature. At the time people believed signing this document was committing treason to the British Crown. Video- https://youtu.be/48-ccO5DJoQ
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/signing-declaration-independence/5th-grade/#:~:text=On%20August%202%2C%201776%2C%20Congress,of%20the%20Congress%2C%20John%20Hancock. -
Valley Forge
This is the location Washington had his troops stay while the British occupied the capital of Philadelphia. This place was a great defensible plateau but, even though there was no battle they still lost 2,000 soldiers to disease. https://www.nps.gov/vafo/learn/historyculture/valley-forge-history-and-significance.htm -
Surrender at Yorktown
Cornwallis was trapped by the American forces and could not receive aid from the Chesapeake Bay and surrendered. Even though the British still had 30,000 troops still in North American this battle took the wind out of the sails for the British and marks the end of the war. https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown -
Treaty of Paris
The signing of this document by Britain and the US officially brought the Revolutionary War to a close. The main people who worked on the negotiations for the US were; Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, John Adams, and Henry Laurens. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/treaty-paris -
Shays' Rebellion
This Rebellion was lead by former Continental Army captain Daniel Shay. This took place in Massachusetts because of people being put in jail because of their debt. https://www.ushistory.org/us/15a.asp -
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States. He lead the United States as General of the Continental Army. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/george-washington/ -
The Treaty of Greenville
Blue Jacket of the Shawnee led a group of indigenous people to fight a group of American soldiers at the battle of Fallen Timbers. After that skirmish both the indigenous and Americans had representatives to negotiate a treaty. Video- https://youtu.be/rqjv6nEEq1w
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The XYZ Affair
The XYZ affair is a series of French government officials attempting to extort the American diplomats. John Marshall was one of the American diplomats that headed these negotiations. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/xyz#:~:text=The%20XYZ%20Affair%20was%20a,as%20the%20Treaty%20of%20Mortefontaine. -
John Adams
John Adams was the second president of the United States. He was only in office for one term . Information- https://millercenter.org/president/john-adams/key-events
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He is known for his part in the draft of The Declaration of independence. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Jefferson -
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The Barbary Wars
The First Barbary War was an undeclared war waged by the United States against the North African states of Morocco, Tripoli, Algiers, and Tunis. The principle cause of the war was that those states harbored and supported the actions of pirates against American shipping vessels in the Mediterranean Sea.
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The Louisiana Purchase
This purchase increased the United States land west on the Mississippi River by 827,000 square miles from France. These negotiations to purchase this chunk of land were done by Monroe and Livingston. https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/louisiana-lewis-clark/the-louisiana-purchase/ -
Lewis And Clark
After the Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark were asked to explore the newly obtained land. These men led a two year expedition of the territory. Video- https://youtu.be/aqIZtvCT6lE
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Ban of importation of slaves
Congress bans further importation of slaves.
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James Madison
James Madison was the fourth president of the United States. He was also known for being key in The Louisiana Purchase with lead to a great expedition west. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/james-madison#:~:text=James%20Madison%20(1751%2D1836),office%20from%201809%20to%201817. -
Tecumseh and Tippecanoe
Harrison procured some 3,000,000 acres for white settlement by negotiating with carefully-selected tribes. Harrison’s methods made him enormously popular with white settlers. The same methods outraged native Americans, including Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa, “the Prophet.” The brothers hoped to establish a confederacy of tribes that could turn back the waves of white settlers in the present day Midwest.https://www.nps.gov/articles/tippecanoe.htm -
Declaration of War: War of 1812
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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This battle was a US victory ending in a massacre. The US killed more than 200 fleeing soldiers and innocent bystanders such as children were not except from this slaughter. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/war-1812/battles/horseshoe-bend -
The Treaty of Ghent
The negotiations to end the war of 1812 between Britain and America after the victory of Lake Champlin. This diplomatic victory led to the American to gaining more land including the Great Lakes Region. https://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812/treaty-of-ghent
