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French and Indian War. 1754-1763

  • Britain v French with native American alliances on both sides

  • After the end of war French ceded all territory to the British and Spanish

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Albany Plan of Union Summer of 1754

  • Put together by by Ben Franklin to create colonial government and establish defense, trade a better relations with indeginous socities

  • no one is the colonies, or British government liked it

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Peace of Paris February 1763

  • Formally ended 7 years War

  • British got a east of Mississippi river, Spain got west.

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Proclamation Line of 1763 October 1763

  • Restricted colonial settlement west of Applachian Mts.

  • Colonists were upset, resulted in protest.

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Sugar Act April 1764

  • import tax on sugar coffee, wine, ect.

  • Sparked protests across colonies

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Currency Act September 1764

  • Colonies couldn't print own paper money

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Quarter Act March 1765

  • British Troops remained in colonies after the seven years war.

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Stamp Act October 7,1765- October 25, 1765

  • Imposes tax on paper items -eventually repelled

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Virginia Resolves May 1765

  • 5 Resolutions passed by Virginia house of Burgesses

  • Denounced Taxation without Representation

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Stamp Act Congress October 1765

  • 27 delegates met in NYC to petition stamp act

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Declaratory Act March 1766

  • Parliament had authority to pass any law to bond Colonies closer to England.

  • Proclaim Great Britain's political supremacy.

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Townshend Acts 1767

  • Import tax on luxury items like glass, lead, paint and tea

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Boston Massacre 1770

  • Clash between colonists and British soldiers, resulting in 5 deaths

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Tea Act 1773

  • goal to reduce financial debt of British west India company.

  • Created a monopoly on tea resulting in protests.

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Boston Tea Party December 1773

  • men disguised as native Americans dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest the tea act.

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Coercive Acts June 1774

  • Closed Boston port in response to Boston Tea Party.

  • closed port of Boston until colonists paid for damages.

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Quebec Act June 1774

  • Extended Quebec border into Ohio River Valley.

  • Had a colonial government without local representation

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1st Continental Congress September 1774

  • Congress help in Philadelphia after intolerable acts.

  • Hoped to get back pervious freedoms

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Battle of Lexington and Concord April 1775

  • British soldiers came to confiscate guns and ammunition and arrest patriot leaders, Ended in battle.

  • Ride of Paul Revere

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2nd Continental Congress May 1775

  • Contential Congress served as national government during revolution.

  • Coordinated war efforts throughout the colonies

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Battle of Bunker Hill June 1775

  • Narrow Victory for british red coats.

  • British had 2x many casualties.

  • Allowed British to maintain control of Boston.

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Dunmore's Proclamation: November 1775

-Any slave who fought for the red coats, we're free after the war.

  • Raised concerns about independence.

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Declaration of Independence 1776

  • Document declaring the colonies independent fron England.

  • Made public on July 4th.

  • Essentially a declaration of war

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Battle of Saratoga October 1777

  • Patriot Victory

  • British had 2x as many casualties

  • Undermined significance of the capture of Philidalphia.

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Valley Forge December 1777- February 1778

-Horrible conditions, many died of the cold or diseases.

  • Led army to be ill prepared

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Battle of Yorktown October 19, 1781

  • Surrender of British forces

  • sealed a patriot victory in the war.

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Treaty of Paris 1783

-Formally ended revolution.

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Articles of Confederation (ratified) March 1781

  • Gave national government limited power

  • replaced by the constitution

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Treaty of Fort Stanwix 1784

  • Us commission with Iroquois delegates

  • Iroquois wanted western New York and Ohio River Valley back.

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Northwest Ordinance 1785

  • Act that provided survey, scale and division of new territories

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Statute of Religious Freedom 1786

  • Virginia assembly law that insureds seperation of church and state. -Largley guaranteed religious freedom

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Shays's Rebellion December 1786

  • West Massachusetts farmers upset about economic troubles after the war.

  • Led to strenghting of articles of confederation.

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Northwest Ordinance clarification 1787

  • Clarified and provided how territories could become states.

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Constitutional Convention May- September 1787

  • Meeting to draft constitution

  • Establish Framework for strong central government

  • executive, legislative and judicial branches

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Virginia Plan 1787

  • 2 part legislative system

  • based on population of state.

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New Jersey Plan 1787

  • One legislative house

  • equal number of of representatives

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Three fifths compromise 1787

  • Slaves were 3/5 of a free person

  • For taxation and population purposes

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Bill of Rights 1891

  • First 10 amendments

  • Helped reassure Americans mostly antifederalists.

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Indian Trade and Intercourse Act 1790

  • Maintain fair trade between Americans and Native Americans

  • Widely ignored, conflict and relations got worse.

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Whiskey Rebellion Early 1790s

  • Western PA farmers were upset about the tax on whiskey.

  • George Washington sent troops to intervene, made some weary of the new form of government.

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Neutrality Proclamation 1793

  • Declared US neutrality in affairs in europe. (French Revolution)

  • Limited shipment to europe but increased trade with british west indies.

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Battle of Fallen Timbers 1794

  • Major US victory against many Native American tribes.

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Treaty of Greenville 1795

  • Following battle of Fallen Timbers

  • Forced Native American tribes to cede northwest territory to the United States.

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Jay's Treaty 1796

  • Forces British troops of US soil.

  • Required American repayment of debt to british firms.

  • Limited trade with west indies.

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Pinckney Treaty 1796

  • Defined border between US and Spanish territory.

  • Open mississippi river and New Orleans to US shipping.

  • Supported by federalists.

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XYZ affair 1797- 1798

  • French agents demanded bribes before meeting with american diplomats.

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Naturalization Act June 1798

  • Immigration act passed by federalist controlled congress

  • Raised residency requirement from 5 to 14 years.

  • To make it harder for immigrants who mostly voted Democratic- Republicans to gain a right to vote.

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Alien and Sedition Acts July 1798

  • Security act passed by federalist controlled congress

  • Alien act allow president to deport non citizens.

  • Sedition act placed restrictions on political speech.

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Virginia- Kentucky Resolutions 1798

  • Declared alien and sedition acts null and of no force in the states.

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Election of 1800 1800

-Burr and Jefferson got the same number of votes.

  • House got to choose president, Jefferson was choses.

  • John Adams became VP.

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Hamilton’s Financial Plan

  • Establishing a national bank to stabilize the economy and provide a central institution for managing finances.

  • Implementing a tariff system to protect American industries and generate revenue for the government.

  • Assumption of state debts to strengthen the federal government and promote unity among the states.

  • Creation of a national currency to facilitate trade and economic growth.

  • Encouraging the development of manufacturing industries through government support and subsidies.

  • Imposing excise taxes on certain goods to generate additional revenue for the government.

  • Promoting the sale of government bonds to raise funds for the federal government.

  • Implementing a system of sound fiscal policies to establish the creditworthiness of the United States.

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Conneticut/Great Compromise

The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was a pivotal agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Here is a summary in three bullet points:

  • The Great Compromise resolved the conflict between large and small states regarding representation in the legislative branch of the new government.

  • It proposed a bicameral legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives, where representation would be based on population, and the Senate, where each state would have equal representation.

  • This compromise balanced the interests of both large and small states, ensuring a fair and effective system of representation in the United States Congress.

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Republican Motherhood

  • Republican motherhood was an ideology that emerged in the late 18th century in the United States.

  • It emphasized the role of women in raising virtuous and educated citizens who would contribute to the success of the new republic.

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Result of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans

  • The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population, favoring larger states.

  • The New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states, favoring smaller states.

  • They ended up choosing the proportional representation, with bicameral legislation, and equal representation

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