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jamestown founded
first perminant settlement founded. -
virginia house of burgesses
was the first british colony. -
mayflower compact
the frist written constitution. -
fundeamental orders of conn.
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french and indian war
The French and Indian War was a seven-year war between England and the American colonies, against the French and some of the Indians in North America. -
war ends
The seven years war ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris in February 1763. -
currency act
The Currency Act of 1764 was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain , on September 1, 1764, that was designed to control the colonial currency system. -
stamp act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
townshend act
Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the design of raising £40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies. -
boston massacre
in which British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. -
tea act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. -
coercive acts
Upset by the Boston Tea Party and other blatant acts of destruction of British property by American colonists, the British Parliament enacts the Coercive Acts, to the outrage of American Patriots, on this day in 1774. -
battles of lexington and concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War. -
decleration of independence
first written constitution . -
battle of saratoga
"turning point battle" of the revolutionary war. -
valley forge
They had been forced to retreat at both battles. This left them discouraged. -
articles of confederation written
Articles of Confederation: Primary Documents of American -
battle of yorktown
On this day in 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. -
treaty of paris of 1783
International Treaties and Related Records -
treaty of paris of 1783
International Treaties and Related Records -
constitutional convention
The stated goal of the Convention — the revision of the Articles of Confederation — -
great compramise
The structure and powers of the new U.S. Congress, as proposed by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention. -
3/5 compramise
The three-fifths figure was the outgrowth of a debate that had taken place within the Continental Congress in 1783. The Articles of Confederation had apportioned taxes not according to population but according to land values. -
bill of rights
The Bill of Rights, constitutes the first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution. -
genet affair
During 1793 and 1794, a series of explosive controversies divided followers of Hamilton and Jefferson. -
whiskey rebellion
As in the previous war, taxes were a central issue. And Alexander Hamilton understood that putting down this rebellion was critical to the life of the nation. -
pickney's treaty
Spanish and U.S. negotiators concluded the Treaty of San Lorenzo, also known as Pinckney’s Treaty, on October 27, 1795. -
jay"s treaty
This treaty, known officially as the "Treaty of Amity Commerce and Navigation, between His Britannic Majesty; and The United States of America" attempted to diffuse the tensions between England and the United States that had risen to renewed heights since the end of the Revolutionary War. -
alien and sedition acts
The Federalists believed that Democratic-Republican criticism of Federalist policies was disloyal and feared that aliens living in the United States would sympathize with the French during a war. -
louisiana purchase
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 dollars. -
marbury vs madison
fighting over documents. -
adams takes office
Learned and thoughtful, John Adams was more remarkable as a political .
