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Jamestown Founded
Firat permanet English Settlement in what is now the United States. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
First form of Representaion in Colonies -
Mayflower Compact
The first "Governing" document of the Plymoth Colony. -
Fundamentals Orders of Conneticut
A law for the Conneticut Area, repealed in 1662. -
French and Indian War
A war for territory, French won, Indians now are allies. -
Treaty of Paris 1763 (war ends)
Stops the fightning between them, signed by Britan, Spain, and France. -
Proclamation of 1763
Ends the war. (lasted 7 years) -
Currency Act
The issuing of paper money from the colonies, -
Stamp Act
A tax that forced to pay money for a piece of paper to be worth anything. -
Quartering Act
You had to take care of Britsh soldiers. -
Townshend Act
Taxes on: glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
A mini war in Boston (5 people died) -
Tea Acts
Taxes on Tea. -
Boston Tea Party
Drunk Patriot dropped a ton of tea in the sea. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a group of 56 delegates from 12 colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
Acts that caused the American Revolution. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The starting of the American Revolution, the shot heard around the world. -
Second Continental Congress
Wrote the Decleration of Indepenced. -
Decleration of Independence
A document that declares our independence from England. -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the American Revelution. -
Articles of Confederation Written
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Valley Forge
George Washington camped out at Valley Forge, since it was winter many soldier died. -
Articles of Confederation were in force
The first constitution in our nation's history was the U.S. Articles of Confederation. -
Yorktown
The French and Americans teamed up against the British and then they surrendured. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
Established peace between Great Britain and the allied nations of France, Spain, and the Netherlands. -
3/5 Comprimise
An agreement between the Southern and Northern Americans that made slaves 3/5 of a person. -
Constitutional Convention
Assembly that drafted the Constitution of the United States. -
The Great Comprimise
A comprimise to establish the number of votes per state. -
Constitution Written
Consisted of 7 Articles -
Wshingtion Takes Office
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Bill of Rights
First 10 Amendments -
Genet Affair
Citizen Genet was sent by France to be its new ambassador to the United States. -
Whiskey Rebelion
Washington put a tax on Whiskey producers. -
Pinckneys Treaty
An agreement fixing the Southern border. -
Jays Treaty
Sought to settle outstanding issues between the two countries. -
Adams Takes Office
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Adams Takes Office
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XYZ Affair
President Adams sent three envoys to France to negotiate a new agreement -
Quasi War
The French Navy began seizing American trading ships -
Jefferson Takes Office
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Marbury vs. Madison
Established judicial review -
Louisiana Purchase
The territory acquired from France the Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
An American expedition to western America. -
Embargo Act of 1807
Traded with both nations until the impressments ended. -
Mcculloch vs Maryland
Defined the powers of a state over the federal government. -
Gibbons vs Ogden
Outranked a state law that had granted a monopoly to one group of people.
