APUSH Period 3: 1754-1800

Seven Years War (1754-1763)

Global conflict fought between France and Britain, the cost of the war caused Britain to start taxing the colonies. This war is also known as the French and Indian War in North America and significantly altered the global balance of power.

Treaty of Paris

Made in 1763 it caused France to surrender virtually all of its North American territory.

British Acts on colonies (1764-1765)

From 1764 to 1765 Britain passed three key acts on the colonies. The sugar act (1764), although lowering taxes, tried to stop widespread smuggling to other places (France). The stamp act (1765)was the most controversial because it represented a departure from previous British colonial policy because it was aimed solely to raise revenue rather than regulate trade. The quartering act (1765) allowed soldiers to stay in colonists houses without any compensation, they also were provided wages which took away opportunities from colonists.

The Proclamation Act

Made in 1763, it drew a line through the Appalachian Mountains which stopped colonists from moving westward and restricted settlement on Native American lands.

Townshend Acts

Made in 1767, it was passed due to the stamp act and imposed additional taxes on goods from places other than the Americas. This resulted in boycotts like women making homespun clothing.

British reaction to the Boston tea party

ThIn 1774 the coercive and intolerable acts occurred that further increased dissent of colonists towards Britain.

-Massachusetts Gov Act: Put society under structure British rule and limited the power of town meetings.

-Adminsitration of justice act: let British to move trials from masschusetts to Britian.

-Boston Port Act:closed Boston harbor

-Quartering act: expanded the power of the 1765 quartering act

-Quebec Act: Let catholics in Quebec freely practice their religion, protestants saw this as an attack against christianity.

Montesquieu

Believed that liberty could best be sustained by diving the powers of gov and maintaining a balance of power.

Thomas Paine

Wrote Common Sense in 1776 which explained what many colonists felt about great britain.

Olive Branch Petition

(1775) Members of the continental Congress had not wanted to become independent at this point and sent it to King George the 3rd and blamed the problems that had occurred on parliament however the King threw it away without looking at it.

Lexington and Concord

(1775) Marked the shift from resistance to rebellion (called the shot heard around the world).

Battle of Saratoga

(1777) Turning point for patriots because it convinced France to join and assist them.

Yorktown

(1781) Last battle Britain surrendered which led to the Treaty of Paris (1783) which marked the end of the American Revoltuion.

Egalitarianism

Rethinking of traditional gender roles

Shays Rebellion

(1786-1787)Highlighted the many problems of the Articles of Confederation

Ordinances

Land Ordinace of 1784:divided northwest territory into 10 new states with self gov

Land Ordinance of 1785: reduced number of states from 10 to 5 set up schools

Northwest Ordinances of 1787: how areas became territories-once pop reached 60,000 could write state counstitution

Pinckney Treaty

Made in 1795 which defined the border between the US and Spanish territory

Jay’s Treaty

Created in 1795 because of a dispute between colonists and Britain. Managed to stop British trading in west indies.

Whiskey Rebellion

Hamilton taxed whiskey made in 1794.

Alien and Sediton Acts

Limited critiscism from republican party made in 1798.

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Wnated the right to nullify but it was found inconsistent with constitution.