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Founding of Jamestown
First permanent English settlement. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
First form of Representation in colonies. -
Mayflower Compact
First written framework of government in what is now the United States
Written by Puritan/Pilgrims to establish order in the settlement of
Plymouth -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
First written constitution -
French and Indian War
The French and British were fighting over land. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the French and Indian War -
Proclamation of 1763
Kept colonists from moving westward. -
Currency Act
Britain took over the printing of money in the colonies. -
Stamp Act
Britain said there had to be a stamp and tax on all papers. -
Quartering Act
Britain let soldiers force their way into colonists houses. -
Townshend Act
Tax placed on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea -
Boston Massacre
The British killed 5 colonosts in Boston. -
Tea Act
Britain placed a tax on tea -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dumped crates of tea into Boston Harbor -
Intolerable Acts
This was Britain's way of reigning the colonies back under control -
1st Continental Congress
It was made to resist the Intolerable Acts -
2nd Continental Congress
Established Continental Army and appointed General George Washington -
Battles of Lexingtin and Concord
The first battles of the War for Independence -
Declaration of Indeoendence
Document declaring independence from Britain -
Battle of Saratoga
The coloies beat Britain for the first time-also known as the turning point battle -
Valley Foge
General George Washington took his army away to train. -
Articles of Confederation written
First constitution was written -
Battle of Yorktown
Last battle in the war for independence -
Articles of Confederation were in force
First constitution was in force -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that ended the war -
Constitution Written
The new constitution was written for the new country. -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates met to decide wether or not to keep the AOC -
The Great Compromise
Combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plans to decide how much representation each state gets. -
3/5 Compromise
Slaves, Taxation, Representation -
Washington Takes Office
George Washington is elected the first president of the United States. -
Bill of Rights
Insurance of personal rights to go with the new constitution. -
Genet Affair
The French sent a representative to the U.S., he tried to change the U.S government -
Whiskey Rebellion
A tax was put on the people who make whiskey causing a rebellion. -
Pickney's Treaty
The U.S. gained more land in the south inclusing trading at New Orleans -
Pickney's Treaty
The U.S. gained more land in the south including trading routes at New Orleans -
Jay's Treaty
It was supposed to ease tension between Britain or the U.S. -
Adams Takes Office
John Adams is elected the 2nd president of the United States -
XYZ Affair
Adams sent agents X Y and Z to find out why the French weren't trading with us. -
Alien and Sedititon Acts
No protesting the government, no immigrants, and no freedom of press. -
Jefferson Takes Office
Thomas Jefferson id elected the 3rd president of the UNited States. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana from the French doubling the size of the United States -
Marbury vs, Madison
Madison never delivered important papers to Marbury. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
When Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to find a water route across North America they found much more than they expected. -
Embargo Act of 1807
It stopped all trade between America and other countries -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
The Maryland bank wouldn't pay taxes to the National Bank. -
Gibens vs Ogden
Ogden said Gibbons shouldn't be able to use that channel for his boat because he only had state clearance.
