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Jamestown Founded
first colony -
Virginia House of Burgesses
elected group of men that make laws -
Mayflower Compact
first written government -
fundamental orders of Conn.
future of a new constitution -
French and Indian war
7 year war with indians and england -
Treaty of Paris of 1763
treaty saying they wont attack each other -
proclamation of 1763
treaty that ended the 7 year war -
war ends
war stops with indains and england -
Currency act
the issuing of paper money from the colonies -
Stamp act
had a taxs on stamps -
quartering act
was an act that let soldiers live in other peoples houses -
townshend act
designed to collect revenue from the colonists -
boston massacre
red coats shot 5 people in boston -
tea act
tax on tea -
boston tea party
group of people thowing tea in the boston harbor -
coercive act
tax more things after the french and indian war -
1st continental congress
had to choose if they fight with england or try to work it out -
battle of lexington and concord
first military engagements of the American Revolution -
2nd continental congress
wrote that AOC -
Declaration of Independence
got independence -
Battle of Saratoga
crucial vistory for the Patriots and is considered a turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Articles of Confederation Written
AOC written -
Valley Forge
was a bad winter and washington lost men -
Battle of Yorktown
last battle of the American Rev. -
Articles of Confederation were in force
Articles of Confederation were in force -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
a treaty after the american and french victory -
Constitution Written
consititution was written -
constitutional convention
purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution -
graet compromise
states needs -
3/5 compromise
compromise on how slaves were tax -
Washington Takes Office
washington goes into office -
Bill of Rights
bill of rights were made -
Genet Affair
dispatched the united stated -
Whiskey Rebellion
rebellion against whiskey -
Pinckney’s Treaty
a treaty -
Jay’s Treaty
a treaty -
Adams Takes Office
adam goes into office -
- XYZ Affair
affair with franch -
Alien and Sedition Acts
four bills that were passed by the Federalists -
- Quasi War Begins
war with an indain -
Jefferson Takes Office
jefferson goes into office -
Louisiana Purchase
jefferson got land -
Marbury v. Madison
madison didnt get papers -
Lewis & Clark Expedition
Lewis & Clark went to go get land -
Embargo Act of 1807
an act -
McCulloch v. Maryland
promble with banks -
Gibbons v. Ogden
who gets to use the river
