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Andrew Bickle AS1 Timeline (1750 (French And Indian War (Causes of French…
Andrew Bickle AS1 Timeline
1750
colonial regions
Middle
States
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Economy
The Middle states economy: The middles colonies got money from exporting crops and natural resources. They are sometimes called Bread Basket colonies
Southern
States
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Northern
States
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
Economy
The Northern States colonies economy Couldn't farm because of climate But they make money off fishing and whaling and ship building.
French And Indian War
Causes of French and Indian war
It started when The British, French and Indians were arguing about who had control over the Ohio River Valley.
Importance of Ohio River valley
The Ohio River valley was important because both sides wanted it so they could expand their settlements.
Events
The French built Fort Duquesne because it was important to gain control of the Ohio River valley
Joseph Coulon de Jumonville died in battle at Uniontown and that battle ignited the war.
The British built Fort Necessity because George Washington needed to defend his troops from the French trying to gain revenge after Jumonville's death.
William Pitt increased war spending for the British because they were losing the war to the French and that helped them beat the French
In 1760 Montreal surrendered to the British and Quebec became Canada
Treaty of Paris 1763: The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian war and gave the British land in the colonies and the Spanish land.
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's rebellion was a rebellion held by many Indian tribes who didn't like the British policies and how they treated the Indians and attacked British forts and killed/captured many British people.
The proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was a proclamation which forbade people from settling west of the Appalachian mountains
Effects of the French and Indian war 1763
The effects of the French and Indian war were that the British went into debt from spending on war and they taxed the colonists to make the money back and the colonists didn't believe that was fair.
British policies
Sugar act 1764
The sugar act was a policies put in place by the British to stop sugar and malaise smuggling in the colonies this act made the taxes on sugar smaller and gave stricter enforcement
Stamp acts 1765
The stamp act was a policies put in place by the British to make money to pay off war debt and the act caused you to need a stamp on all papers that you used and it costs money
Townshend act 1767
The Townshend act was a policie put in place by the British to put more taxes on paper, paint, lead and tea and it took away a few freedoms and they did this to pay off the war debt.
Quartering acts 1765
the quartering act was a act that the British put in place to save money on barracks and what it was is the colonies had to let soldiers live in their homes and provide food and anything they need
Tea act 1773
The tea act was a act put in place by the British to reduce the amount of tea stored in Britain and help the east India company who was struggling and they made that tea a lot cheaper so colonist would buy it.
Intolerable acts 1774
The intolerable acts were passed by the British to punish the Massachusetts colonist after the Boston tea party and they would shut down the port and tax them and stop them from having meetings so they cant plan anything like that again.
1765
sons/daughters of liberty
Sons of liberty
The sons of liberty was a group held by many important people in secret and they fought against taxation by the British and advance the rights of the colonist.
Daughters of liberty
The daughters of liberty were a group held by females that fought for liberty and rights
1770
Homespun movement
The homespun movement was a movement that women did to create household items and essential items within the colonies so the British couldn't tax them on it and make money.
Boycotts
The boycotts were essential during the american revolution because the colonist didnt want to pay taxes and wanted the british to revove the taxes they decided not to use those items at all and make it so they had to remove the taxes
Boston massacre
The Boston massacre was a infamous confrontation because there isn't really much documentation of what happened and many argue that it wasn't even a massacre and there is many sides but the most popular is that the British fired at the colonist and killed many of them and there was trials for this and the British were proven innocent.
Boston Tea party 1773
The Boston tea party was a resistance held by the colonist where they threw tea from the east India company into the Boston harbor and caused 342 tea chest to be wasted
Committee of correspondence
The committees of correspondence were shadow governments created by the colonist leaders.
1776
Natural Rights
Natural rights believe all humans are born with unalienable rights and laws, Life Liberty and property are the 3 natural rights.
Social Contract
The social contract is an agreement among a social community to cooperate.
American Revolution
Patriots
Patriots were colonist that didn't want to be ruled y the British and wanted to be independent
Loyalist/Tories
The loyalist were colonist that remained loyal to great Britain and supported their rule
Geographic knowledge of land
The Americans had better knowledge of the land and geographic features than the British but the British had some troops stationed over there
Battle of saratoga
The battles of Saratoga were battles in Saratoga and it was a victory to the Americans over the British
French alliance
The french allied with the american colonist during the war
Lexington/concord
The first engagements in the revolution ought by British and Massachusetts bay
valley forge
valley forge was one of George Washingtons camps and his troops froze but became very good at fighting and very close.
Long island
The battle of long island was fought and it was a British victory
Yorktown
The battle/siege of Yorktown was a great american victory and the British surrendered
Treaty of Paris 1783
Was a treaty signed by King George 3 and it ended the american revolutionary war
1777
Articles of confederaton
Strengths
The strengths of the articles of convention was that congress could declare war and sign treaty's and states cant and also states had equal power, and It divided power so states couldn't overrule
Weaknesses
The weaknesses of the articles of confederation were that Each state only got one vote per state no matter what population so essentially Massachusetts and Rhode island would have the same amount of voting power even though there is a lot more people in Massachusetts also it took a unanimous vote to change laws and a 1/3 vote to pass them, and there was no national courts.
Division of powers between state and federal government
The Federal government could declare war and sign treaty's and coin money whereas states could tax and the government couldn't collect state taxes and states had every power the Federal Government didn't have.
Shays rebellion 1786
shays rebellion was a group made of poorer people and usually rural that didn't like the new terms and taxes and laws the government put on them and they thought they needed to act on it and protect themselves from debt
Northwest ordinance 1787
The northwest ordinance was to establish new states to the union and make sure that they were equal to the other states. This was crucial to expanding territory
1787
New Jersey plan
The new Jersey plan was a plan that said that each state gets one vote in congress instead of the number of votes from the people.
Virginia Plan
The Virginia plan was a plan that established the bicameral legislator and it said that each state is represented based off of population size and it created three branches of government
The great compromise
The great compromise was a compromise that Connecticut made and it basically stated that there was a house of representatives and house of senate.
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 compromise stated that each slave counted as 3/5 of a person and not a while person because at the time slaves wasn't seen as people and they were seen as property and white people counted as 1 whole person
June 21 1788
Constitution is ratified
Federalist Vs. Anti-Federalist
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The Three Branches of Government
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George Washington, April 30 1789
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