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James town
First english settlement -
Virginia house of burgesses
First form rerensentation in colonies -
mayflower compact
Framework of gov in u.s written by pilgrams to establish plymouth -
Fundamental orders of connetcuit
The orders describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns -
Period: to
French and indian war
a war in North America between France and Britain -
treaty of paris
end of french and indian war -
Procamation of 1763
intended to regulate the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains awarded to the British -
Currency Act
Paper is useless without stamp -
Stamp act
pay tax for stramps -
Quartering act
brititsh troops could stay in anyones house -
Townshend Act
4 acts passed by british -
Boston Massacre
first battle -
Tea Act
Tax only on tea -
Boston tea party
threw all tea into harbor -
Coercive acts
series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 -
1st Continental congress
he First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve states -
Battles of lexington and concord
2 big battles in war -
2nd continental congress
making of the declaration of independence -
Declaration of independance
we want to be away from britan and on our own -
Battle of saratoga
Deathof British General John Burgoyne's army -
Valley forge
Winter where a lot of people died -
Articles of confederation
The "first constitution' -
Battle of Yorktown
French and american go against british -
Ariticles of confederation wer in force
it was in force -
Treaty of paris of 1783
Treaty between america and british -
Constitutional Convention
writing new constitutiom -
Great compromise
Black people wernt slaves -
3/5 comprim comprimise
Black people counted at 3/5 of person -
Constitution written
2nd constitution -
Washington
1st President -
Bill of rights
To help anti-fedralist to stop complaining -
Gentet affair
The Genet Affair threatened American neutrality during the French Revolutionary wars -
Whiskey rebelion
Farmers who used their leftover grain and corn in the form of whiskey as a medium of exchange were forced to pay a new tax -
Picknerys Treaty
agreement between Spain and the United States, fixing the southern boundary of the United States at 31° N -
Jays treaty
Treaty between britan and U.S -
Adams Takes office
2nd president -
xyz affair
3 spies sent to france -
Alien and sedition acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress in the aftermath of the French Revolution -
Quasi war
french war -
Jefferson
3rd president -
Louisiana purchase
Jefferson buys U.S a lot of land for cheap from french -
Marbury vs madison
dint deliver documents before midnight -
Lewis and clark expodition
an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States -
Embargo act of 1807
was a general embargo enacted by the United States Congress against Great Britain and France during the Napoleonic Wars. -
McCulloch vs MaryLand
James didnt pay the tax so went to court -
Gibbons vs ogden
The state of New York gave an exclusive license to Aaron Odgen to operate a steamboat to carry passengers from New York to New Jersey. However, the federal government gave Thomas Gibbons a license for the same route. Aaron Odgen sued and won in New York court
