APUSH Period 3

French and Indian War

French and Indian War

1754-1763: Conflict between France and Britain over control of the Ohio River Valley, marked by French fortifications and alliances with Native Americans.

Albany Plan of Union

1754: Proposal for colonial unity under one government for defense against French threats; rejected due to colonial disunity.

Treaty of Paris

1763: Agreement ending the French and Indian War, resulting in France ceding all territory in North America to Britain.

Paxton Boys Rebellion

1763: Uprising by settlers in Pennsylvania against colonial authorities due to dissatisfaction over frontier protection.

Proclamation of 1763

1763: British decree prohibiting settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflicts with Native Americans.

Pontiac's Rebellion

1763: Indigenous resistance against British expansion in the Ohio River Valley.

Salutary Neglect Ends

1763: End of British policy of relaxed enforcement of colonial trade regulations, leading to increased tensions.

Sugar Act

1764: British law imposing taxes on sugar, molasses, and other goods to raise revenue, marking the first direct tax on the colonies.

Currency Acts

1764: British laws restricting the use of colonial paper currency to control colonial economies.

Stamp Act

1765: British law imposing taxes on printed materials in the colonies, leading to widespread protests and the cry of "No taxation without representation."

Stamp Act Congress

1765: Gathering of representatives from nine colonies to protest the Stamp Act and assert colonial rights.

Quartering Act

1766: British law requiring colonial assemblies to provide housing and supplies for British troops stationed in America.

Townshend Acts

1767: British laws imposing taxes on various goods imported into the colonies, leading to colonial boycotts and protests.

Boston Massacre

1770: Deadly confrontation between British soldiers and colonists in Boston, further escalating tensions.

Boston Tea Party

1773: Protest by American colonists against British taxation, where tea was dumped into Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Acts

1774: Series of harsh British laws passed in response to the Boston Tea Party, aimed at punishing Massachusetts.

First Continental Congress

1774: Meeting of colonial delegates to protest the Intolerable Acts and assert colonial rights.

Battles of Lexington and Concord

1775: First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

Second Continental Congress

1775: Assembly of colonial representatives that managed the colonial war effort and eventually declared independence.

Declaration of Independence

1776: Document declaring the American colonies' independence from British rule.

Articles of Confederation

1777: First written constitution of the United States, emphasizing state sovereignty.

Northwest Ordinance

1787: Legislation establishing a process for the admission of new states and prohibiting slavery in the Northwest Territory.

Constitutional Convention

1787: Meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation, resulting in the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.

Ratification of the Constitution

1788: Approval of the U.S. Constitution by the required number of states.

Bill of Rights

1791: First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing individual rights and freedoms.

First Bank of the United States

1791: Institution established to manage government finances and promote economic stability.

Whiskey Rebellion

1794: Uprising in western Pennsylvania against a federal excise tax on whiskey, suppressed by President Washington.

Jay Treaty

1795: Agreement between the United States and Britain addressing issues left unresolved after the Revolutionary War.

Washington's Farewell Address

1796: George Washington's farewell message, advising against political factions and foreign entanglements.