U.S History Timeline 1600-1877

Jamestown

May 24, 1607

First permanent settlement that is now in United States.

House of Burgesses

Dec 5, 1619

First Form of Representative in Colonies.

Mayflower Compact

Nov 11, 1620

First Framework of AGovernment
Written by the Pilgrims and Puritans to establashied the colony of Plymouth.

Funndamental Orders of Connecticut

Jan 14, 1639

First form of Represasentative Government.

French and Indian War

May 1, 1754

Britain and colonies vs. France and Indians.
Faught over basically Ohio Forks and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 3, 1763

Settled conflicts between Colonies and Britain.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

Proclamation of 1763- Didn't allow settlers to settle past French Territory.

Currency Act

Sep 1, 1764

Prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

Set a tax on stamps in the new colonies.

Quartering Act

Mar 24, 1765

Made the colony people provide British soldiers with any needed acomendations.

Townshend Act

Jan 1, 1767

Made the colonies pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would be independent of colonial rule.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

British soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

Placed a tax on tea shipped to the colonies.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party was a nonviolent political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston.

Intolerable Acts

Jan 1, 1774

Series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party.

1st Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

A convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

Battle at Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

Lexington-Minor war in these 2 wars.
Concord-Turning point of the Revolutionary War.

2nd Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

Managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

The lettet that we sent to Britain to tell them we are splitting from them.

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

Conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war.

Winter at Valley Forge

Oct 19, 1777

It's were Geoge Washington took his troops to train them for the war.

Articles of Confederation

Nov 15, 1777

First government of the US

Articles of Confederation are inforced

Mar 1, 1781

they are signed and official.

Battle of Yorktown

Oct 19, 1781

Final battle of the Revolutionary War.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 3, 1783

Ended the war.

Great Compromise

May 17, 1787

When Virginia and New Jersey plan create a fair papper for constitution.

3/5 Comprmise

May 17, 1787

Made slaves 3/5 part of people.

Constitutional Convention

May 17, 1787

Got rid of the AOC.

Constitution

Sep 17, 1787

The US Constitution is written.

Washington takes office

Apr 30, 1789

Washington becomes the US first president.

Bill of rights

Dec 15, 1791

Papper containing the rights of being in the US.

Genet Affair

May 13, 1793

Proclamation of neutrality.

Whiskey Rebellion

Jun 5, 1794

Poeple faught for their whiskey.

Pinckney’s Treaty

Oct 27, 1795

Established friendship for US and Spain.

Jay's Treaty

Feb 29, 1796

To relieve post-war tension between Britain and the United States.

Adams takes office

Mar 4, 1797

Adams becomes nations 2nd President.

XYZ Affair

Dec 19, 1797

Negotiation issues that were threatening to break out into war.

Alien and Sedection Acts

Dec 19, 1798

Restricted speech which was critical of the federal government.

Quazi War

Dec 19, 1799

Faught between US and France.

Jefferson takes office

Feb 17, 1801

Jefferson becomes 3rd US President.

Marbury vs. Madison

Feb 11, 1803

The Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution.

Lousianna Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

Jeffersonm buys " Chef" from France.

Lewis and Clark Expedetion

May 14, 1804

First American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States.

Embargo Act

Dec 22, 1807

Response to violations of U.S. neutrality, in which American merchantmen and their cargo were seized as contraband of war by the European navies. The British Royal Navy, in particular, resorted to impressment, forcing thousands of American seamen into service on their warships.

McCulloch vs. Maryland

Mar 6, 1819

This case established two important principles in constitutional law. First, the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government. Second, state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government.

Gibbons vs. Ogden

Mar 2, 1824

State Lisence vs. a National Lisence