9-16 Flashcards
Philly Quakers found worlds first antislavery society
1775
1st continental congress calls for abolition of slave trade
1774
NJ constitution temporarily gives women the vote
1776
Articles of confederation adopted by 2nd continental congress
1777
MA adopts first constitution drafted in convention and ratified by popular vote
1780
Articles of confederation put into effect
1781
Military officers form Society of Cincinnatti
1783
Land Ordinance of 1785
1785
VA’s Statute for Religious Freedom
1786
Shays Rebellion
1786
Meeting of 5 states to discuss articles of confederation
1786
Northwest Ordinance
1787
Constitutional Convention inPhilly
1787
Ratification under 9 states guarantees a new gov under Constitution
1788
Constitution formally put into effect
1789
French Revolution begins
1789
1st official census
1790
Bill of rights passed
1791
Vermont becomes 14th state
1791
Bank of us created
1791
Excise tax passed
1791
Federalists and dem reps formed
1792-1793
France declares war on Britain and Spain
1793
Neutrality Proclamation
1793
Citizen Genet affair
1793
Whiskey rebellion
1794
Jays Treaty
1794
Treaty of Grenville: Indians ceded OH
1795
Pinckney’s treaty
1795
Washington’s farewell address
1796
Xyz affair
1797
Alien and sedition acts
1798
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions
1798-1799
Undeclared war with France
1798-1800
Convention of 1800: peace with France
1800
Haitian rev
1791
Judiciary act of 1801
1801
Naval war with tripoli
1801-1805
Revised neutralization law
1802
Judiciary act of 1801 repealed
1802
Marbury vs Madison
1803
Louisiana purchase
1803
Haiti emerges as 1st independent black republic
1804
Impeachment of justice chase
1804
Lewis and Clark expedition
1804-1806
Peace treaty with tripoli
1805
Pikes explorations
1805-1807
Burr treason trial
1806
Chesapeake affair
1807
Embargo act
1807
Nonintercourse act replaces embargo act
1809
Masons bill no 2
1810
Madison reestablished non importation against Brit
1810
Battle of tippecanoe
1811
Us declares war on Brit
1812
Fletcher vs peck
1810
Venezuela declared independence from Spain
1811
Am invasions of Canada fail
1812-1813
Treaty of Ghent
1814
Napoleon exiled
1814
Brits burn dc
1814
Hartford convention
1814-1815
Congress of Vienna
1814-1815
Battle of New Orleans
1815
Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
1815
Second bank of us founded
1816
Argentina declares independence from Spain
1816
Madison vetoes Calhoun’s bonus bill
1817