period 3 1754-1800

Albany plan 1754

Benjamin franklins plan to unionize the colonies to fight back against the Indians in the seven year war, wasn't accepted

Proclamation line of 1763

No colonial settlement past Appalachian mountains, marked end of salutary neglect

Sugar act, currency act, stamp act, Townshend act

1764-1767 acts that taxed limited or taxed colonies only Townshend act was repealed

Intolerable acts

1774, closed Boston Port and forced quartering of soldiers

First continental congress

1774, determined grievances, actions to take against said grievances, angered britain

2nd Continental Congress

1775, established Continental army, government, printed money

Franco-american alliance 1778

Negotiated by Benjamin Franklin, France sided w colonies bc of Battle of saratoga

1st treaty of paris

1783, US was independent country

Constitutional convention

Great compromise(bicameral legislation) NJ and Virginia plan

3/5 compromise

Picknys treaty

1796 defined border between Spanish Florida, reserved rights to Mississippi River and Port of New Orleans (under Washington presidency)

John adams 1797-1801

XYZ affairs

Alien and sedition acts

Midnight appointments