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James town was founded
First permanet english settlement in what is now the United States. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
First form of Representation in the colonies. -
Mayfllower Compact
First written framework of government of government in what is now the United States.
Written by Puritan and Pilgrams to establish order in the colony of plymouth. -
Fundametantal orders of Conneticut.
Americans first written consitution. -
French and indian war
Was the war that put britian in dept . Started all the causes of the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other -
proclamation act of 1763
Allowing people only to go so far in the west so they won't cross the french terrirtory -
War ended
End of the French and indian War. -
Currency act
The Currency Act is the name of several Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies of British America. The Acts sought to protect British merchants and creditors from being paid in depreciated colonial currency . -
Stamp ACT
KIng made everyone put stamps on every single paper made, with every stamp a cost . -
Quatering act / Townshed act
Acts made by Britian that related to the british colonies , That were made from England for the britian colonies -
Boston Massacre
A Guard were posted on a building and a mob formed making harrassment to the guard soon came 8 other guards and ended up shooting . Five people were killed , 6 injured. -
Tea Act / boston tea party
Made us pay taxs on tea , therefore people dressed up as indians and went to the harbor and dumped tea into the ocean. -
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
Made the soliders live with them and cook , clean , after them and must obey them. -
the battles of Lexington and Concord.
The first military battles of the American Revolution. British destroyed our weapons in Concord. Lexinginton known as the shot heard around the world. -
Declaration of Independence
The letter signed but 50 congress men , writen by Thimas jefferson, Saying we are departing from Britian for real forever this time. -
Battle of Sarargatoga
Known as the turning out of the American Revolution for the winning of americans . France became a ally from this point on in the battle. -
Articles of Confederation written
a document set up the first untied states government -
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Valley Forge
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Battle of Yorktown
the last battle, American victory won by joined forces of the French Cornwillis surrendered to Genereal Washington. Artictles of Confederation are in force. -
Treaty of paris
Officially ended the war , Forced Britian to reconize American Independence ..Gave United States Englands land which expanded to Canada , Mississippi river in the west , florida. -
Constitutional Convention
after the war there was many debt , for many reasons. 55 delegates changes Articles of Confederation. Great compromise
3/5 compromise. -
Constitution Written
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Washington takes office
Genereal WAsington of the declareation of independence is president. -
bill of rights
Actually the first ten admenments to the constitution to give people the free rights . -
Genet Affiars
A French man came to the United States to gather information for the french. -
Whisckey Rebellion
taxes that were put on the whisckey. -
Pinckeys treaty
Treaty that established friendship between Spain and Unitrd States. -
jays treaty
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and The United States of America, commonly known as the Jay Treaty, and also as Jay's Treaty, the British Treaty, and the Treaty of London of 1794,[1][2] was a treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Great Britain that is credited with averting war,[3] resolving issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the American Revolution,[4] and facilitating ten years of peaceful trade -
Adams takes office
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xyz affair
France stopped trading with the U.S -
alien and sedition acts
aliens had to wait 5 years to vote now is 14 years. SEdition pay or go to prison if you write or say 1st amdendment. -
Quasi War
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Jefferson Takes office
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Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson has bought land from the French which expanded it twice as much. -
Louis and Clark expeditiion
louis and clark took a journey to go all the way west and come back and tell the higher people what they saw. -
Murbury vs. Madison
a landmark U.S. Surpreme Court formed the basica for the excersise of judicial review, -
Emargo act
The embargo was imposed in response to violations of U.S. neutrality, in which American merchantmen and their cargo were seized as contraband of war by the European navies. The British Royal Navy, in particular, resorted to impressment, forcing thousands of American seamen into service on their warships.[3] The United Kingdom and France, engaged in a struggle for control of Europe, rationalized the plunder of U.S. shipping as incidental to war and necessary for their survival.[4] Americans saw t -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
State made people pay taxes in order to build a national bank. -
Giibons vs. Ogden
Whos lincese controlsa the Mississippi river , they wanted the river .