U.S history 1600 to 1877

Jamestown

May 13, 1607

first permanent english settlement in what is now the united states

virginia houuse of burgesses

Jul 30, 1619

first form of representation in colonies

Mayflower compact

Nov 11, 1620

1. first written form of government in what is now the united states
2. written by puritans and pilgrams to establish order in the colony of plymouth

fundamentals orders of conneticut

Jun 24, 1639

The orders describe the government set up by setting its structure and powers.

French and Indian War

Jan 1, 1754

it lasted 3 years they foughtover the ohio river valley and other terrritories in north america.

war ends

Dec 6, 1763

Treaty of Paris of 1763- france lost claim to land in northern america
Proclamation of 1763-recongnized indians right ot land

Currency Act

Sep 5, 1764

britian assumed control of colonial currency systems
currency could only be obtained through trade with as regulated by britian

Stamp Act and Quartering Act

Dec 6, 1765

Stamp Act- taxed anything printed on paper by forcing colonist to buy stamps or seals for paper products
Quartering Act-made colonist quater or housed and feed british soilders

townshend act

Dec 6, 1767

made colonist pay taxes on imported tea glass and paper

boston massacre

Dec 8, 1770

killed five people

tea act/ boston tea party

Dec 8, 1773

tea act- made britian companies the only ones allowed to sell tea to the colonies
boston tea party- dumped all the britians tes on the boston harbor

Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) 1st Continental Congress

Dec 8, 1774

acts that its porpuse was to get colonies back under britians control

American Revolution started

Apr 19, 1775

they couldn't take any more acts to pass so they rebelled

Battles of Lexington and Concord / 2nd Continental Congress

Dec 8, 1775

first battle
british hoped to capture british leaders and weapons in the town of lexington and concord.
known as the shot heard around the world
paul river rode to the towns to warn the colonist of british intentions

declaration of independence

Jul 4, 1776

announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a union that would become a new nation—the United States of America.

Battle of SaratogaValley Forge /Articles of Confederation Written

Dec 8, 1777

called the (turning point) battle
american victory convinced france to form and allience with the colonist frennch navy sent to supprt the american cause

Battle of Yorktown / Articles of Confederation were in force

Dec 8, 1781

last battle american victory won by combined french and american forces
general cornwallis surrender to general washington
(second in command was sent to surrender)

Treaty of Paris of 1783

Dec 8, 1783

officially ended the war
forced britian to recongnize american independence
gave the united states claims to england which extended claims to cannada in the north and the mississippi river in the west andf florida

constitutional convection

Sep 17, 1787

Constitutional Convention
Great Compromise- two house legislature

house of representatives would depend on population
and senete each state would have two members
3/5 Compromise- slaves are 3/5 of a person
Constitution Written

Washington Takes Office

Dec 8, 1789

washington takes office

Bill of Rights

Dec 8, 1791

Bill of Rights gives us ten rights that cannot be taken away

Genet Affair

Dec 8, 1793

france wants help from washington but he sais no we have to take care of ourselfs we stay nuetral

Whiskey Rebellion

Dec 8, 1794

forced the people who made whiskey to pay taxes

Pinckney’s Treaty

Dec 8, 1795

gave americans frree navigation of the mississippi river and the right ot trade in new orleand

Jay’s Treaty

Dec 8, 1796

the british attacked americans ships that trade with the french
british payed for the damagesd

Adams Takes Office - XYZ Affair

Dec 8, 1797

french stops trading with the us
adams sents agents to france to see whats going on
they want us to pay a bribe but we don't

Alien and Sedition Acts - Quasi War Begins

Dec 8, 1798

alien- made it harder for immmagrents to vote
quasi- french navi attacks navy ships our navy ships

Jefferson Takes Office

Dec 8, 1801

jefferson takes office

Louisiana Purchase and Marbury v. Madison

Dec 8, 1803

we bought it from france

Lewis & Clark Expedition

Dec 8, 1804

Embargo Act of 1807

Dec 8, 1807

a country cuts trade with another country or nation

McCulloch v. Maryland

Dec 8, 1819

they would not pay taxes
and who had the power to create national banks
mccullon won

Gibbons v. Ogden

Dec 8, 1824

fought over a lincence and witch one was worth more
also fought over who got the river
gibbons won