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Boston Massacre
This was an incident on March 5th 1770, which British Army soldiers killed five mmen. The troops have been put in Boston near the Capital. There job since they have been there was to protect and support crown appointed colonial offcials. There was a mob being formed around the British troops and there were intented for abuse and harassment. 5 were killed and 6 were injured on this day. This was caused by the compettion for jobs between colonists and poor paid soldiers that look for exttra work. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Party was about the Colonsts in Boston Vs. the British Government. It was about all the tea that the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies. so they refused to retuern three shipsloads of taxed tea to britain. a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it in the Boston Harbor. King George was infuriated by this act. He passed a document to shut down the Boston Harbor. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson April 13, 1743
Death: July 4, 1826
Term of Office: March 4, 1801-March 3, 1809
Number of Terms Elected: 2 Terms
First Lady: He was a widower while in office. His wife, Martha Wayles Skelton, died in 1782. -
Declaration Of Independance
This was a Document/ Statement abopted by the Continental Congress. This document stated that all men are created equal. when this was written it expressed the common belief that free citizens were political equal. This document did not embrace women or native americans, and slaves. But jeferson words said other wise. He wanted to help these group of people face there challenges. -
George Washington and appointing his Cabinet
The departments he created are: Department of State,to deal with foreign affairs; the Department of War, to handle military matters: and the Department of Treasury, to manage finances.
The people in chrage were: Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state, Alexander Hamilton as secretary of treasury, and Henry Knox as secretary of war. -
Articles Of Confederation
The Articles of confederation was about supreme power and if it vould be divided. this proposed a different and new type of govenment in a set of laws called the Articles of confederation. this was about the shared fundamentals powers. the state governments were supreme in other matters. this gave the new national government power to declare war make peace and sign treaties. -
Treaty of Paris
this confirmed U.S. independance and set boundaries of the new nation. the united states now strtched from the atlantic ocean to the mississippi river and from canada to the florida border. -
Three Branches of Government
The legislative branch is made up of the two houses of Congress the Senate and the House of Representatives. The most important duty of the legislative branch is to make laws.The President is the head of the executive branch The President carries out laws passed by the legislative branch. The Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch. the Supreme Court rules whether something is constitutional or unconstitutional—whether or not it is permitted under the Constitution. -
Shays's Rebellion
Benjamin Lincoln had 4,400 men against the rebels. Before these troops arrived at Springfield, Gen William Shepard's soldiers was there had repelled an attack on the federal arsenal. The rebels lost several men. Lincoln's troops pursued them to Petersham, where they were finally routed. Shays escaped to Vermont. Most of the leaders were pardoned almost immediately, and Shays was finally pardoned in June, 1788. The rebellion influenced Massachusetts's ratification of the -
Bill Of Rights
Congress transmitted to the state Legislatures twelve proposed amendments to the Constitution. Numbers three through twelve were adopted by the states to become the United States U.S. Bill of Rights.
