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America's first president.
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Massacre on Indians (20 killed) upset people as they were defenseless
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Where the British said the colonist could not go past the Appalachian mountains. Made colonist upset even though it did not really matter
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Pontiac's Rebellion ended in defeat for the Indians, and they failed to push out the British settlers
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An act that taxed pretty much everything sugar. Another tax that made the colonist unhappy
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Reaffirmed British rule over the colonist. Colonist did not like it however.
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Acts that put taxes on tea, glass, and other things. Made colonist super upset.
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Treaty between Britain and Native Americans. Established a line where the Indians had land, so they benefited.
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Major impact on Britain and American colonist relations.
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Famous law that freed slaves in Britain.
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Boston Tea party was revolt led by colonist to attack ships that contained tea and were thrown out do to the taxes
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Tax on tea which made colonist mad. Eventually colonist just bought smuggled tea.
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Drafted the Declaration of Rights and elected Peyton Randolph as first president of Congress
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4 acts after the Boston Tea Party. Made colonist angry
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British won, and received Breed's Hill and Charleston Peninsula. Increased American moral (even though losing).
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Proved that America could stand up to the strongest army at the time (Britain)
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Adopted Lee registration and agreed to the Declaration of Interdependence
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Helped sway people into supporting the idea of independence from Britain
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Set the ideals of the newly founded U.S. and officially declared its independence from Britain
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Washington attacks Johnan Rall's troops which were Rall lost. Americans end with less dying and wounded then the Brits
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British had to retreat their due to their losses from Washington and another general
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Provided a military alliance between America and the French.
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Original Constitution of the U.S. Eventually gets ratified to the current constitution in 1789 however.
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General Cornwallis surrendered his troops effectively ending the fights in the Colonies which led to the Treaty of Paris
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Ended the war for independence between America and Great Britain. However, tensions would still continue to arise.
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George Washington was able to diffuse the situation with the Congress, which saved the American revolution
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This is where the delegates from each of the colonies sent to have this political convention
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Nationalists used the rebellion to heighten paranoia, and George Washington was convinced enough by their arguments to come out of retirement and take part in the Constitutional Convention
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This was a convention that discussed the weaknesses of The Articles of Confederation. It was important as it was a major problem
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Gave the U.S. the Northwest territory and allowed more states to be made. Important because the U.S. needed the growth
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85 letters to newspaper that urged the ratification of the U.S. constitution. Very important as it helped urge people to get 9/13 votes
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First ever president. Important because it was essentially the beginning of the executive branch for the U.S.
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Total rework of French government of absolute monarchy and feudal system.
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It was established by the constitution that it would serve as the nation's capital
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A means to encourage order in the American economy for the benefit of commercial and industrial interests.
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First 10 amendments to the U.S.
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Created the first bank that the U.S. owned. It opened up for investors right away
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A famous book that projected the future of the United States and its place in the world economy.
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American rebellion which threatend the newly established U.S. because of a tax on whiskey.
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Incident precipitated by the military adventurism of Citizen Edmond-Charles Genêt, a minister to the United States dispatched by the revolutionary Girondist regime of the new French Republic, which at the time was at war with Great Britain and Spain.
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A treaty between the United States and Great Britain that averted war, resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783
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the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between Native American tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy against the United States for control of the Northwest Territory
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Indians get some land as peace treaty from the U.S.
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This treaty established friendship between U.S. and Spain.Spain recognized U.S. borders at the Mississippi and the 31st parallel
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Hamilton didn't like him and try to get someone else to do it, but he ends up winning anyways
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The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States which caused the Quasi-War. U.S. and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800 (Treaty of Mortefontaine).
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New laws that included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote.
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Undeclared naval war with the U.S. and French. Ends up changing French's direction after Napoleon comes in charge.
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An act to provide for the more convenient organization of the Courts of the United States
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Ends up becoming the vice president. He ushered in the age of the "democratic-republican" party
