u.s history 1600-1877

By gaucinbrianna

  • jamestown

    first permanent english settlement in whatis now the united states

  • virginia house of burgesses

    first form of representation colonies

  • mayflower compact

    first written framework of government in what is now the united states
    written by puritan and pilgrims to establish order in the colony of plymouth

  • fundamental orders of conn.

    first written constitution

  • french and indian war

    french vs colonists and the british

  • proclamation

    indians right to land
    did not allow colonists to settle west of appalachin mountains

  • war ends

  • currency act

    you could only get money by trading with britain
    money was regulated watched by britain

  • quarting act

    made the colonists house and feed british soldiers

  • boston massacre

    crispus attucks dieds fisrt
    five people died

  • tea act

    only but tea from britain
    people made their own tea
    boston tea act

  • coercive acts ( intolerable acts )

    1st continental congress

  • battle of lexington and concord

    2nd continental congress

  • declaration of independence

    thomas jefferson was the author for declaration of independence

  • battle of saratoga

    valley forge

  • articles of confrderation written

    agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution

  • battle of yorktown

    articles of confederation were in force

  • treaty of paris

    end the french and indain war

  • constitutional convention

    great compromise
    3/5 compromise

  • contitution written

    is the supreme law of the United States of America

  • washington takes office

  • bill of rights

  • genet affair

  • whiskey rebellion

  • pinckneys treaty

  • jays treaty

  • adams takes office

    xyz affair

  • alien and sedition acts

    quasi wa begins

  • jefferson takes office

  • louisiana purchase

  • marbury vs madison

    marbury sued madison supreme court to issue a writ requiring him to deliver the documents

  • lewis & clark expedition

  • embargo act of 1807

  • McCulloch v. maryland

    mcculloch refused to pay the tax maryland sued mcculloch saying that maryland had the power to tax

  • gibbions v. ogden

    ogden sue gibbions on who has control over interstate commerce