Events Before the War
A war between the French and British that caused Britain a large amount of debt, and as a result, the colonies were taxed. This ended the period of salutary neglect.
What is the French and Indian War?
A direct tax and products that use paper– every paper product had to be verified by a stamp. To get this stamp, a tax needed to be paid. The American colonists absolutely despite this, and protested until it was repealed. However, the repeal in response to protests shows that protest will get what the colonists want.
What is the Stamp Act?
This war, on 19 April 1775' marked the start of the American War of Independence.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
1781-1789: The basic set of rules as government immediately after the Revolutionary War. It was built with a weak central government and strong state governments. This came with several issues as the central government was too weak and could not levy taxes. Essentially,the first-ever version of the U.S. Constitution.
What was the Articles of Confederation?
Author of the constitution and Bill of rights, he was the father of the federalist party.
Who was James Madison?
A treaty between France and Britain after the French and Indian War to ensure that the British Military would stop war with France.
What is the treaty of Paris 1763?
1766, As a result of the Stamp Act, Britain used it to declare they had the authority to tax the colonies no matter what. It was essentially an attempt at reclaiming their power.
What is the Declaratory Act?
1777 This was a turning point in the war where the British were defeated at Saratoga, NY. This war gained an alliance with France— who became our biggest ally. The French supplied militia as well as resources. It was a turning point in the war.
What is Battle of Saratoga?
1787: A convention made to fix the Articles of Confederation. The original occurred in 1786, Maryland however only five delegates came. They planned for Philadelin Sophia 1787 where 55 total delegates attended. All delegates were men, with an average age of 42. Nearly all were statesmen and lawyers. After a couple of weeks of debate, they created a brand new constitution where their new government was federalist.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
A favored man in the eyes of Washington who wanted a monarchy and stated that the rights of the people would be implied in the Constitution. (Got shot!) He was the treasurer.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
1770: After the Seven Years War, British troops were sent to patrol the colonies and live in the house of Boston residents (Quartering Act). There would be spouts of confrontation between soldiers and colonists. In response to a kid fiddling around a business, and putting a piece of paper on the store, the business owner shoots the kid. British officials declare that the shooting of this kid is a legal act and protection of business. This leads to strenuous tensions between the colonists and British soldiers. Later, a British soldier becomes attacked while guarding a business. Other soldiers come together to form a little army to fight against the rowdy crowd, and miscommunication to “fire!” happens. 12 muskets are shot and 5 colonists are killed. One of these colonists was an African-American slave who was freed.
What is the Boston Massacre?
1767 British attempt to regulate trade. This was a revival of the Naviga Act. The Townshend Acts allow for heavy punishment on smuggling, where a judge places crime punishment without a jury at the place of smuggling. This is a violation of the English Bill of Rights, a nod to the taxation without representation, where the colonists once more find themselves as not being treateEnglishmenshmen. This fueled colonial resistance and gave more members to the Sons of Liberty. Women participated heavily in these boycotts, also leading the homespun movement.
What are the Townshend Acts?
1778, An alliance declared between France and America to ensure aid in the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Alliance?
1791: A document that followed the written constitution to ensure that the rights of the Americans were plainly stated and protected so their government is unable to abuse them (and they won’t have to be “implied” in the constitution).
What was the Bill of Rights?
A man who signed the Declaration of Independence, the second president of united states.
Who is John Adams?
56 delegates from 12 colonies (not GA) meet in Philadelphia to Boston and continue to coordinate resistance to the British. They will petition the King and Parliament to end the punishment against Boston, bring food to Boston, and plan due to fear of being pons taken from the homes of Boston. This fear of being weaponless is the foundation of : the Amendment of America.
What is the First Continental Congress?
1773: Designed to help stop the British East India Company from falling into bankruptcy, it lowered the price to make the tea more affordable and increase demand for the tea. The Act gave the company a monopoly.
What is the Tea Act?
1781: American and French forces surround Yorktown and attack Cornwallis’ army. After nearly 3 weeks of attack, the British army surrendered. Tendedends the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
1791: The First Bank of the United States was the first centralized banking system and helped stabilize the economy during the volatile years after the Revolutionary War.
What is the First Bank of the United States?
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence with ace. A complicated history with slavery, he was stopped from putting slavery in Declaration. He was also the third president of the U.S.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
1776 A document written mainly by Thomas Jefferson and advised by several others, that declared independence of America from Great Britain. It listed their grievances with the King as well as rules they’d go forward maintaining.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
1774: Created by the English to punish Boston for their part in the resistance movement. There are five components: Boston Port Act (closes the port of Boston), Massachusetts Government Act (abolished the colonial legislature, and gave government to Britain), Administration of Justice Act (royal officials accused of crime would be tried in England instead of the colonies), Quebec Act (gave control of Ohio river valley territory to the province of Quebec rather tAmericanican colonies), Quartering Act (every residence must house a British soldier). These only go on until those in the Boston Tea Party are turned over.
What are the Intolerable(Coercive) Acts?
1783: This treaty recognized the United States as an independent nation. All land east of the Mississippi River was said to belong to the U.S., losing the British colonies to France and Spain. America was forced to pay off all existing militia debts to Britain alongside merchant debts. This was negotiated by Ben Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
1797: It had nearly involved the United States and France in war. President John Adams dispatched three ministers to France in 1797 to negotiate a commercial agreement to protect U.S. shipping.
What is the XYZ Affair?
A man who helped organize the Sons of Liberty, sign the Declaration of Independence and was the Governor of Massachusetts.
Who is Samuel Adams?