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French and Indian War
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Treaty of Paris ( French and Indian War)
The treaty ended the French and Indian War, and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe. The two nations returned much of the territory that they had each captured during the war, but Britain gained much of France's possessions in North America. -
Proclamation of 1763
King George III passed the proclamation act of 1763 to prevent any colonists from travelling towards the west of the Appalachians to prevent any attacks from the French and Natives who continued to live in the newly won land.
The Proclamation of 1763 issued by King George III after the end of the French and Indian War / Seven Years' War to organize the new North American empire and stabilize relations with Native Americans. No British settlements allowed west of the Appalachian mountains. Set -
Stamp Act
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Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required American colonists to house British troops and supply them with food. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party - Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest against the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor. -
Battle of Lexington
Shots fired at Lexington and Concord where weapons depot destroyed. "Minute Men" force British troops back to Boston. George Washington takes command of the Continental Army. -
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American Revolution
This is the timespan for American Revolution including all the events that occured during this period which caused/ affected/ were a result of the American Revolution -
France supports US
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Declaration of Independence
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Articles of Confederation (adoption)
This is the even which addresses the adoption, the creation of the article of confederation unlike the radification of the first constitution by the 13 states. -
Article of Confederation (ratification)
This is the event when the Artcle of Confederation who ratified by the states. -
Offical ending of American Revolution
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Ratification of Constitution
The U.S. Constitution was adopted and signed in September 1787, but signing wasn't enough. It had to be ratified by nine of the 13 states before it became binding. That happened when New Hampshire ratified it on June 21, 1788. -
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George Washignton!!!
George Washington was the first President of the United States
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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion, also known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. It became law in 1791, and was intended to generate revenue to help reduce the national debt. Although the tax applied to all distilled spirits, whiskey was by far the most popular distilled beverage in the 18th-cent -
First Bank of Us
Establishment of the Bank of the United States was part of a three-part expansion of federal fiscal and monetary power, along with a federal mint and excise taxes, championed by Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton believed a national bank was necessary to stabilize and improve the nation's credit, and to improve handling of the financial business of the United States government under the newly enacted Constitution. -
Adoption of Bill of Rights
The new United States of America adopted the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, confirming the fundamental rights of its citizens on December 15, 1791. -
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John Adams Presidential Term
2nd President of US
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Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress and signed into law by President John Adams in 1798, during an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi-War. Authored by the Federalists, the laws were purported to strengthen national security, but critics argued that they were primarily an attempt to suppress voters who disagreed with the Federalist party. -
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Thomas Jefferson
3rd President
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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. bought land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million from France.
The Kingdom of France controlled the Louisiana territory from 1699 until it was ceded to Spain in 1762. Napoleon in 1800, hoping to re-establish an empire in North America, regained ownership of Louisiana. The dream of a new empire failed and Napoleon decided to sell Louisiana to the United States -
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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
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James Madison Preidential Term
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James Monroe
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Adams-Onis Treaty - Florida cession
The Adams–Onís Treaty was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain. It settled a standing border dispute between the two countries and was considered a triumph of American diplomacy. -
Missouri Compromise
The state of Missouri wanted to be a free state from then onwards; which upset the southerners as it shifted the balance between the free and slave states in the country. Hence, this issue was raised in the Congress and the government decided to make a compromise with Missouri and those involved. They: admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and admitted Maine as a free state, which kept the number of slave and free states equal.
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John Quincy Adams
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Indian Removal Act
The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Indian tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their ancestral homelands.
The act enjoyed strong support from the non-Indian peoples of the South, who were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the southeastern tribes. Christian missionaries protested against the law's passage. -
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American Anti Slavery Society
William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan started this organization to help spread the abolitionist message. The abolitionist movement’s goal was to end slavery. Soon, they observed a huge number of people willing to support them; however, slavery supporters didn't like this; they attacked places where abolitionists hosted meetings, speeches and campaigns. They also hung up posters that explained how abolitionists were exciting aggression in northerners against the southerners. -
Burning abolitionist literature in Charleston, South Carolina
In 1835 a mob burned abolitionist posters and phamplets in Charleston, South Carolina. A lot of these pamphlets were distributed by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan’s American Anti-Slavery Society. -
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Gag Rule (Active)
Many abolitionists and people from the AASS kept sending the Congress several peititions and and letters requesting some action on slavery. Eventually the HOR decided to not respond to all of these increasing complains; this was called the gag rule as it continued to end the debate on slavery. In its initial stage, not many politicians bothered to oppose the rule; however, this rule was later opposed by many Northern politicians and so gradually the House got rid of this rule in 1844. -
Penssylvania Hall bruns down
Penssylvania Hall in Philadelphia was a prime location for many northerner abolitionists to hold speeches and meetings; exactly why mobs decided to burn it down. During a speech given by William Garrision; a mob of pro-slavery people came in and attacked the hall. -
Texas annexation
The Texas annexation was the 1845 incorporation of the "Republic of Texas" into the United States of America, which was admitted to the Union as the 28th state. -
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Mexican American War
A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from spring 1846 to fall 1847. The war was initiated by the United States and resulted in Mexico's defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north. -
Treaty of Oregon
The treaty brought an end to the Oregon boundary dispute by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country; the area had been jointly occupied by both Britain and the U.S. since the Treaty of 1818. -
Compromise of 1850
It was a compromise between the Congress and all states; especially the new ones gained from Mexico whcih decided he number of states that were pro slavery and free states. It:
admitted California as a free state
allowed the people living in the territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah to vote on whether or not to permit slavery in their territories when they applied for statehood (popular sovereignty)
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Fugitive Slave Act 1850
This law required escaped slaves to return to their masters and this law applied to slaves in free states as well; which is why many northerners and abolitionists assumed and argued that such a law must not be applied to free states but failed. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)
This was a book published in 1852 which served to oppose the fugitive slaves act; this was the highest 19th century selling book after the Bible.This book influenced many people as most decided to become abolitionists after reading this book. -
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Bleeding Kansas (1856)
Abolitionists and many other people who opposed slavery were unhappy with the Kansas and Nebraska ACt; in response to this act many people moved to kansas on purpose; hoping that they will influence the vote there. This caused many isputes and violent attacks and influenced many debates on the final position of Kansas.More than 200 people died. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Senator of Illinois, Stephen Douglas proposed this bill to the Congress; this act got rid of the line created during the Missouri compromise and allowed Kansas and Nebraska to be a slave state through popular people's vote. Abolitionists didn't like this agreement as it got rid of the balance maintained previously. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott was a slave who was taken to free territories by his master; where he argued to be free as he was in free territories. He decided to sue for his freedom and argued in the court; however, the court ruled against him and declared:
no slave (such as Scott) or descendant of a slave could be a U.S. citizen. This meant that not only was he not free, but he was not allowed to sue since he was not a citizen.
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John Brown's raid (1859)
John Brown raided a town in Virginia along with 22 other people who were definitely against slavery; they attacked the town's some of the most important people. Immidiately 24 hours later, Brown was arrested and charged for treason, attack, murder and manyy more things and hanged the following December. -
Abraham Lincoln elected as president
Many southerners were not happy with the eection of Abraham Lincoln as they thought that he would look forward to ending slavery. The hatered increased to an extend that most southern states didn;t allow Abraham Lincoln on the ballot either. -
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Secession
During this time period, major states from the south started seceeding the United States due the fear that Lincoln will end slavery soon. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Lincoln decided not to rage a war even though he believed that no state could lawfully leave a country; he claime dhtat a war would only comence if south decided to attack and themselevs start the war. Sotuheners assumed that they were their own country now and hence decided to attack Fort Sumter and other legal and federal buildings; this made Lincoln call the trrops and take back the fort. This attack marks the starting of the Civil War.
