history

The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Ameri

declaration of independence is adopted.

reinforces sugar act 1733

1764 This act prohibited American colonies from issuing their own currency

1765 The British further angered American colonists with the Quartering Act

1765 Parliament's first direct tax on the American colonies

mobs that burned property

sons of liberty came and attacked his home

1765

1766

acts passed beginning in 1767; put taxes on things like glass

silversmith;important because he made American silver

On March 5

1773

A radical colonist famous for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. Henry openly advocated rebellion against the Crown in the years

A Philadelphia printer

British statesman who provided crucial leadership during the latter half of the French and Indian War. Pitt focused British war efforts so t

adam smith

The Townsend and Goddard families were two Quaker families that were part of a large cabinetmaking community centered in the Easton's Point

January 1774 Parliament passed the Coercive Acts

1774;came together to decide how to deal with british policy; A meeting convened in late 1774 that brought together delegates from twelve of

in the colonies

was convened a few weeks after the Battle of Lexington and Concord to decide just how to handle the situation. Delegates from all thirteen c

was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great

1777

1781: Hamilton achieved his dream for glory when he led a charge of 400 men against the British at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

one of the delegates of the constitutional convention

A prominent Boston lawyer who first became famous for defending the British soldiers accused of murdering five civilians in the Boston Massa

was a merchant

signs articles of confederation

A 1787 meeting in Philadelphia in which delegates from twelve states convened to revise the Articles of Confederation. The Convention quickl

tells people what they are fighting for

was an English Philosopher who influenced the thoughts and actions of American leaders in the revolutionary era. The author of Two Treatises

A series of eighty-five articles written by James Madison

fighting begins in NYC and staten island

treaty of paris is signed; This treaty

1777

Proposed by Thomas Jefferson just a month after Virginia officially handed over western lands to congress

1785 A revision of the earlier Land Ordinance of 1784

Daniel Shays organized farmers throughout New England to protest legislation that increased taxes and demanded immediate debt-repayment. Whe

the desire to expand a country or territory. Americans specifically wanted to expand from sea to sea and from Canadian border to gulf

that the land is what supports the country

1798

ran for president in 1800

was the chief Justice of the Supreme Court during Jefferson's presidency. His most notable decision during this time came in Marbury v. Madi

Established by Chief Justice John Marshall in Marbury v. Madison

John Adams made a number of appointments to federal justice positions on his way out of office. One of those

Between December 12

were commissioned by Jefferson to explore the new territory of the Louisiana Purchase. They traveled 3

The peak of British disrespect for American neutrality at sea

In response to the Chesapeake Leopard Affair

A British sympathizer or supporter

New York lawyer; coauthor of the Federalist Papers; first chief justice of the Supreme Court; john Jay helped Alexander Hamilton write the F

accomplished in 1803

author of common sense

1795 settled English and torrie claims

division of labor; used to be that one person did everything

witney standardized parts

worked with various designs

inventor of the steam boat in 1807

Two resolutions

adams to office

was sent to prison for libel

navy is created

Southern delegates wanted slaves to be counted as people only when determining representation in Congress because a larger population meant

a presidential voting system whereby a special body of electors in each state casts a fixed number of votes for the president according to t

A term referring to the overlapping of powers granted to the three branches of government under the Constitution. For example

Washington appointed Henry Knox his first Secretary of War. Knox played a valuable role in the development of the executive branch. His most

the government can make laws that are proper and necessary

religion

the property of loyalists after should be given to them

was an early United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a tax on carriages did not violate the Article I

election

or the assumption bill

born a slave

was a free African American astronomer

issued by a superior court commanding the performance of a specified official act or duty

An agreement

whoever

madison went to congress and asks for declaration of war

was fought between 1755 and 1763

was aScottish inventor andmechanical engineerwhose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the

tennesse enters US as 16th state

as an event spanning from December 15

Pike earned the nickname "the lost pathfinder" due to his misadventures in exploring the headwaters of the Mississippi

was a lawyer

Young group of politicians

age of Jackson

Also called the Southampton Insurrection