Timeline-
Unit 1 parts 6-11
by Elly Drake
1765
- Nonimportation Agreement
- Sons and Daughters of Liberty
- Congressional Meeting: Stamp Act Congress
- Virtual Representation
1765
Nonimportation Agreement
Nonimportation Agreement
The colonists wanted to stop using British goods and didn’t want to import the British. This causes a sense of community among the colonists which is a first. Slogan: “Save your money for your country”
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Formed to protest against the British. The Daughters of Liberty would not buy British goods for their homes, while the Sons of Liberty would take the laws into their own hands and would tar and feather British officials
Stamp Act Congress
First Congessional Meeting. Colonists met with each other to write up the rights and grievances of the people. They also concluded that “no taxation without representation”
Virtual Representation
Virtual Representation
Britain’s response to the colonies “no taxation without representation”. The British said that Parliament represented ALL British citizens not just the voters. The Colonists were now see as British citizens that had no voice (a.k.a. women, children, servants).
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up as Natives as snuck onto a British ship and dumped out all the tea into the Boston Harbor
1773
1774
- First Congressional Congress
- Intolerable Acts 1774
1774
First Congressional Congress
Colonists wanted British to repeal Intolerable Acts and restore their colonial right. The colonist would also continue to boycott British goods
First Congressional Congress
1775
- Second Continental Congress
- The Battle of Lexington and Concord
1775
The Battle of Lexinton and Concord
Paul Revere and others warned colonist about the British, or Redcoats, arrival. First military engagement of the Revolution
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
The final attempt to get British to listen and to make peace. Colonists started to raise money for their own army and then Washington became the commander-in-chief
1776
- Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
- The Declaration of Independence
- State Constitutions
1776
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
Challenged British government and royal monarchy, was simplified so the common people could understand
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence
main writer was Thomas Jefferson, formal document of the colonies separation and included a list of why which included all the grievances
State Constitutions
State Constitutions
included the Bill of Rights (including jury trial and freedom of religion), Separation of Powers (legislative, judiciary, executive), and Voting (only white males with property)
The Battle of Saratoga
was important because the French openly allied themselves with America, also Spain and Holland became allies. Without the French we would have lost
1777
Articles of Confederation
Lasted from 1781-1791. Most power in the states, and there was no executive or judicial branches only legislative (however, with very limited power). 1 state = 1 vote. 9/13 states had to agreee on major issues. 13/13 had to agree to ratify and amendment to the Constitution.
1781
The Treaty of Paris
British leave America alone (but not really), America and France became allies, America got land to the Mississippi River, America had to pay British back for Tea and war
1783
Shay's Rebellion
Lasted from 1786 to 1787 it was a rebellion from farmers that showed the Federal government how little power they had since they weren’t able to stop the rebellion
1786
1787
- U.S. Constitution
- Federalists vs Anti-Federalists
- Northwest Ordinance
1787
U.S. Constitution
U.S. Constitution
1787-1789 (ratified in 1791) - Great Compromise = senate is 2 per state (Jersey plan), and House of Representatives is based off of population (Virginia plan); 3/5 Compromise = 5 slaves are equal to 3 white man; Federal Government couldn’t prohibit slavery until 1808
Federalists vs Anti-Federalists
Federalists vs Anti-Federalists
Federalists stringly supported the constitution, while the Anti-Federalists strongly supported the Articles of Confederation
Northwest Ordinance
How the territories should be governed and how to become states. They were governed by: trial by jury, freedom of religion, Habeas Corpus, Due Process, Republicanism, and slavery banned
Northwest Ordinance
Judiciary Act of 1789
established US Federal Court System = supreme court, federal districts and courts, and Attorney General
1789
1791
- Bill of Rights
- 1st Bank of the U.S./ Est. of "Implied Powers"
- The Whiskey Rebellion
1791
Bill Of Rights
Ratified in 1791 - gave Federal Government more power, balances interest of small and large states, was a compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists
Bill of Rights
1st Bank of the U.S./Est. of "Implied Powers"
1st Bank of the U.S./Est. of "Implied Powers"
1791-1811 - Government is a major stockholder but citizens can buy stocks which builds supports and government would print the same money for everyone; Jefferson didn’t like it because it wasn’t in the Constitution which Hamilton replied to with him having "implied powers".
The Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion
1791-1794 - revolt against the local taxes like the ones on whiskey, Federal Government actually had power this time to stop rebellion unlike in Shay’s Rebellion
1790
- Republican Motherhood
- Alexander Hamilton: American tariffs and Excise taxes
1790
Republican Motherhood
Republican Motherhood
1790s - Mothers had more control over the home life, they would educate the children so they could be proper republicans and know their roles as citizens, all education was in the home not in public
Alexander Hamilton - American tariffs and Excise taxes
American tariffs and Excise taxes
1790s - vowed to fix economy, created two taxes: tariff – tax on imported goods, and Excise – tax on local goods; these taxes were to get us out of debt with Britain.
Washington's Neutrality Proclamation
President George Washington decided not to help France during their revolution, this decision broke the United State's alliance with France
1793
1796
- Washington's Farewell Address
- First Political Parties
1796
Washington's Farewell Address
Washington's Farewell Address
Washington told the people when he left don’t get involved in European Affairs, don’t make permanent alliances, don’t make political parties, and no sectionalism
First Political Parties
First Political Parties
Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans: states should have more power and wanted more state rights, domestic policies, middle class and underprivileged, interpreted the Constitution strictly
Hamiltonian Federalists: exact opposite
Unofficial Fighting with France Under John Adams
1797-1800s – anger from the Neutrality Proclamation leads to XYZ Affair (when American representatives were insulted by the order to bribe the French officers so they could speak to the French government). Also the Quasi War happened, an unofficial naval war between U.S. and France. All of this was resolved in the Convention of 1800
1797
Alien Laws and Sedition Act
The Alien laws kicked immigrants out of the U.S. The Sedition Acts states that the people could not protest or speak out against government. All of this was so the government, which was mostly Federalists, could weaken the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans.
1798
Kentucky and Viginia Resolutions
laws that broke the “compact” the states were in could be nullified by each state
1799
The Revolution of 1800
First peaceful switch of political power. Switched from federalist to anti-federalist without a war or conflict which was uncommon at the time
1800
The Judiciary Act of 1801 ~ "The Midnight Judges"
President Adams signed on federalist judges to the court the night before his term ended, however they were repealed. This resulted in the Marbury vs. Madison case which ended in none of the federalist judges keeping their spots and judicial review.
1801
Louisiana Purchase
lots of land for dirt cheap and lead to Manifest Destiny (the Americans thinking it was God calling them to take the land for themselves away from the natives). Thomas Jefferson uses implied powers to obtain these lands which he was against years ago. This makes the U.S. greedy for more land and resources and power.
1803
Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery
1804-1806 – Lewis and Clark were sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase. They traveled from the Missouri River, past the edges of the Louisiana Purchase, to the Pacific coast. They group was helped by a native woman named Sacagawea, and without her they would have died. They returned with many discoveries about plants, animals, geography, and natives.
1804
Embargo Act of 1807
U.S. stopped trading with France and Great Britain to hopefully stop them “bullying” the U.S. This decision majorly hurt our economy, but it did help build our manufacturing.
1807
War of 1812
caused by France and Great Britain being bullies and stealing American ships and sailors. Natives took the British side because they were mad at Americans for stealing their land. During the war, the British burned down the White House, the star-spangled banner was written, and the Hartford Convention occurred, which was the New England states being so against the was they wanted to leave the union. The war resulted in a truce between the British and Americans. Americans saw this as a second revolution which they “won”. This increased nationalism in the U.S. Also the war resulted in Britain stopping the “bullying”.
1812