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French and Indian War

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1754-1763
Over Ohio River Valley - trade/settlement
French build forts - Fort Duquesne - friendly with Indians
English Gov. Dunwittie has stock in Ohio Land Company - send George Washington to expel French
British declare war

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Albany Plan of Union

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1754
for defense - fails and shows disunity of colonies

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Writs of assistance

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1761
search warrants to enforce Navigation Acts
James Otis opposes

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Treaty of Paris

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1763
ends French and Indian War
French lose all territory

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Paxton Boys Rebellion

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1763
dissatisfied west of the Appalachians

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Pontiac’s Rebellion

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1763
tribes organize against British

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Salutory Neglect

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ends 1763

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Admiralty Courts

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royal courts that were paid for convictions
colonists oppose

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Sugar Act

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1764
raise revenue - England in debt
cut Molasses Act in half
objection - first direct tax - “No taxation without representation”

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Currency Acts

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1764
prevents printing of colonial money

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Stamp Act

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1765
tax on printed materials to “keep troops in colonies”
colonists don’t want standing army
Sons of Liberty enforce non-importation

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Stamp Act Congress

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1765
Protests Stamp Act
we buy only from England, we deserve equal privileges

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Quartering Act

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1766
colonies must support troops

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The Townshend Acts

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1767
tax lead, paint, paper, glass, tea
colonies react by non-importation, Samuel Adams Circular letter
Governor of MA suspends legislature

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Boston Massacre

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1770

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Boston Massacre

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1770

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Golden Hill Massacre

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1770
NY

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Committees of Correspondence

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1772 organized by Samuel Adams

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Gaspee Incident

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1772
British ship burned
attempted to collect taxes

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Tea Act

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1773
reduces price to tea - gives England monopoly

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Boston Tea Party

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1773
dump tea into sea

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Intolerable Acts

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1774
to punish Boston
Boston Port Act - closes ports
MA Government Act - no town meetings, no trial by jury, Quartering Act
Quebec Act - Quebec added to Ohio River Valley - supports people in Quebec Catholic, no trial by jury, no election

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First Continental Congress

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1774
convenes in Philadelphia
Moderate - don’t want to split
demand rights of Englishmen
Joseph Galloway - Plan of Union - council with delegates from colonies, president by Crown - rejected
Declaration of RIghts and Resolves - reject Intolerable Acts, ultimatum - no trade
Establish Continental Association to enforce

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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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1775

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Second Continental Congress
1775 More radical Issued "Declaration of Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms" Appoint George Washington as commander Olive Branch Petition - last attempt to reconcile - rejected
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R.H. Lee's Resolution
1776 "should be independent states"
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American Declaration of Independence
1776
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Common Sense
1776 Thomas Paine
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Battles of Long Island and Trenton
1776
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Battle of Saratoga
1777 turning point in Revolution
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Articles of Confederation
1777 Congress adopts Dickinson Independent, free, sovereign states Have same duties and restrictions each state one vote individual states can't enter into alliances with foreign states can't enter alliance or holds treaties without consent of Congress Union for defense Delegates appointed annually Freedom of speech and debate Can't wage war without consent Money in treasury depends on value of land Can't control trade
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Vermont ends slavery
1777 first state to do so
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Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France
1778 sends navy and army
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Spain declares war on England
1779
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British surrender
1781 Yorktown Cornwallis looses
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Treaty of Peace
1783 signed - violated - Articles of Confederation weak Independence recognized Granted fishing rights Loyalist restitution of property Britain withdraw from forts (Not really) Free Navigation of Mississippi
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Land Ordinance of 1785
1785 government responsible over territory
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Treaty of Hopewell
1785 ends hostilities with Cherokee
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Shay's Rebellion
1786 depression, no market, no hard currency, farmers poor want MA Government to print more money rebellion put down by donations - Articles of Confederation fails - no army
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Annapolis Convention
1786 agreement between states - fails
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Constitutional Convention
1787 Philadelphia revise Articles House of Representatives - sole power to impeach, bill for revenue Senate - try impeachments Congress - tax, excese, duties, commerce regulation, declare war, raise army Executive - commander, make treaties with consent, appoint judges Supreme Court - original jurisdiction Protection against invasion, domestic and foreign 2/3 of both houses to amend constitution
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Great Compromise
1787 bi-cameral legislature (equality in Senate, popular in House)
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3/5 Compromise
1787
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No importation of slaves after 1808
1787
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US Constitution
1787 James Madison
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Northwest Ordinance
1787 prohibits slavery in west, provides for states to be admitted on equal status
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George Washington
inaugurated 1789 as first President
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Judiciary Act
1787 establish courts beneath Supreme Court
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French Revolution
1789 don't help French
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Bill of Rights
1791 ratified 1. Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly 2. Right to keep and bear arms 3. No quartering without consent 4. Against search and seizure 5. Not subjected to same offense twice, be deprived of life. liberty, or property 6. Right to speedy trial 7. Guaranteed trial by jury 8. No excessive bail, fines, or cruel and unusual punishment 9. Rights not confined to what is written 10. Powers not delegated to US are reserved to states
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First Bank of United States
1791 established
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Hamilton's Program
1791 debt is good tie interests of rich promote home manufacturing alliance with Britain
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Cotton Gin
1793 invented by Eli Whitney
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Whiskey Rebellion
1794 poor farmers don't want to pay excise tax Washington uses troops to put down
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Jay Treaty
1795 with Britain US will not trade with ports opened during war time that were closed during peace time - Britain will leave forts (Not really) and will allow US to trade in Asia
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Pickney's Treaty
1795 with Spain free navigation of Mississippi River, right of deposit in New Orleans
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Washington Farewell Address
1796 strong central government and foreign neutrality
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Election 1796
John Adams elected (Federalist) Jefferson VP
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XYZ Affair
1796 France attacks American ships and makes unreasonable demands - no money, no war
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Alien and Sedition Acts
1789 illegal to publish anything against government or president
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
1789-1799 gave states right to nullify in unconstitutional - anti-Alien and Sedition Acts
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Fries Uprising
1799 oppose federal tax on property - put down
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Logan Act
1799 citizen can't represent government George Logan attempts to negotiate with France

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