U.S. History 1600-1877

By castanedabriana

  • Jamestown Founded

    Jamestown Founded
    First permanent English Settlement in what is now the United States.

  • Virginia House of Burggesses

    Virginia House of Burggesses
    First form of Representation in Colonies

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    First written framework of Governmentin what is now the United States.

  • Fundamental orders of Connecticut

    Fundamental orders of Connecticut
    Americas first written constitution.

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    They fought for the Ohio River Valley and other territories.

  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    Treaty after the French and Indian war. France lost claims to land.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    The King told the Americans that they should not settle west of the Appalation Mountains.

  • Currency Act

    Only be obtained through tarde by Britain.

  • Stamp Act

    Tax on anyting printed on paper.

  • Quatering Act

    Made the colonists quarter, or house and feed British soldiers.

  • Townhead Act

    Pay tax on imported tea, glass, and paper.

  • Boston Massacre

    Merchants refused to unload the tea from British ships, or sell it.

  • Tea Act

    Taxed the tea.

  • Boston Tea Party

    The colonists droped the tea into the Boston Harbor.

  • Intolerable Acts

    These acts were made to make the colonists pay for the tea and to keep them from planning other attacks.

  • 1st Continental Congress

    Are we going to sparate form Britian.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    First Battle "shots heard 'round the world"

  • 2nd Continental Congress

    Signing the Declaration of Independence.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Written by Thomas Jefferson. Telling the King of England we are separating and becoming our own country.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Called the "turning point" battle.American victory convinced France to form an alliance with the colonists.

  • Valley Forge

    Set up camp. Out of 2,000 died. Washington brought his troops to the valley during winter and stayed there for a few months.

  • Articles of Confederation Written

    Didn't want a monarchy so much that they gave all the power to the states.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Last battle, American victory, won by combining French and American forces.

  • Articles of Confederation were in force

    Had some strenghts but mostly weaknesses.

  • Treaty of Paris 1783

    The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation. After the British defeat at Yorktown, peace talks in Paris began in April 1782 between Richard Oswarld representing Great Britain and the American Peace Commissioners Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams.

  • Great Compromise

    2 Legislature, number of votes depended on popuation each state had two members.

  • Constitutional Convention

    Had to fix the Articles of Confederation

  • 3/5 Compromise

    Taxation,slaves, and representation.

  • Constitution Written

    Government we still use today.

  • Washington Takes Office

    When taking the inogeral address he made a preccedent "so help me God".

  • Bill of Rights

    The "insurance card" for the states that didn't think that they had enough power.

  • Genet Affair

    France and Englland fighting, when asked to join forces with France Washington said no we are going to remain neutral.

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Firced the producers of whiskey to pay a tax. Farmers rioted Washington sent military.

  • Pinckney's Treaty

    Got to use the Mississippi River.

  • Jay's Treaty

    The Britished payed for damages to seized ships.

  • Adam's Takes Office

    Second President.

  • XYZ Affair

    Adams sent American spies to France to find out why they stopped trade with us.

  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    Made it a crime to write bad about the government.Immigrants had to have lived in the United States for 14 years in order to vote.

  • Quasi War Begins

    War between us and France. French attacked American ships.

  • Jefferson Takes Office

    Third President.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Jefferson bought witout anyones concent' double the country.

  • Madison vs Marbury

    Corut case that establised judicial review.

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Discovered the new land that Jefferson brought.

  • Embargo Act of 1807

    A legislative measure enacted by Congress in 1807 at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson that banned trade between U.S. ports and foreign nations.

  • McCulloch vs Maryland

    They would not pay taxes, and who had the power to create national banks. McCullon won.

  • Gibbons vs Ogden

    Fought over a lincence, and witch one was worth more, also fought over who got the river.Gibbons won.