Key Dates and Events for Era 3 Flashcards
In what year did the French and Indian War begin?
1754
When was the signing of the Treaty of Paris that officially ended the French and Indian War?
1763
In what year was the Proclamation Act passed by Great Britain?
This was a result of the Frecnh and Indian War, particularly the encroachment of white colonists on Native American lands.
1763
In what year was the Sugar Act passed by Great Britain?
1764
In what year was the First Committee of Correspondance established in Boston?
This was partially a response to the passing of the Sugar Act on the colonists, which placed a tax on sugar.
1764
In what year was the Stamp Act passed by Great Britain?
1765
In what year was the Stamp Act Congress assembled?
This was a response to the passing of the Stamp Act, which forced colonists to pay a tax on certain printed items.
1765
In what year was the Declaratory Act passed by Great Britain?
1766
In what year were the Townshend Revenue Acts passed by Great Britain?
1767
When did the Boston Massacre occur?
1770
When was the “Gaspee” Affair?
1772
In what year was the Tea Act passed by Great Britain?
1773
When did the Boston Tea Party take place?
This was a response to the Tea Act, which placed a tax on tea.
1773
In what year were the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts passed by Great Britain?
1774
In what year was the First Continental Congress formed?
This was a response to the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts passed for the colonists to follow.
1774
When did the fighting at Lexington and Concord begin?
1775
When did the Second Continental Congress meet?
This was a partial response to the shots fired at Lexington and Concord, while also a response to Great Britain’s ignorance to colonial demands and greivances.
1775
In what year did Thomas Paine publish “Common Sense?”
1776
In what year was the Declaration of Independence passed?
Many of Thomas Paine’s ideas were implemented in this document.
1776
When were the Articles of Confederation written?
1777
In what year did the Battle of Saratoga occur?
1778
In what year did France side with the British colonists during the Revolutionary War?
After the colonists won a decisive victory at the Battle of Saratoga, France was convinced that the colonists could win the war, and thus provided aid.
1778
In what year were the Articles ratified by the states?
1781
When was the Treaty of Paris signed, which officially ended the Revolutionary War?
1783
When was the First Land Ordinance established?
1784
When was the Treaty of Fort Stanwix signed?
The lands acquired by the U.S. in this treaty played a crucial role in the divison and governance of lands (particularly in the West) that were laid out in the First Land Ordinance.
1784
When was the Second Land Ordinance passed?
1785
When did Shays’s Rebellion occur?
1786
When was the Annapolis meeting to revise the Articles?
This meeting was a response to Shays’s Rebellion, which did much to point to the weakness of the Articles.
1786
When was the Northwest Ordinance enacted?
1787
When was the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?
The Northwest Ordinance had served as a prerequistion to this convention, for it laid the groundwork for discussion of governance as well as ideas of territorial regulation that would be drawn out in greater detail at the convention.
1787
In what year was the “Federalist” published?
1788
In what year was the Constitution ratified?
The “Federalist” played a major role in convincing Americans that a governing body with greater control could be highly beneficial and crucial to the survival of the young nation.
1788
When were the first federal elections?
A result of the ratification of the Constitution.
1788
When was the inauguration of George Washington?
1789
When was the Judiciary Act passed?
1789
When was the beginning of the French Revolution?
This event was inspired by the colonist’s fight for independence from their monarch.
1789
When was “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” published?
1789
When was the Bill of Rights ratified?
1791
In what year did Alexander Hamilton issue “Report on Manufacturers.”
In his report, he argues for higher tariff rates in order to protect the young American businesses.
1791
In what year was the Bank of the United States approved?
This was part of Hamilton’s program for greater government control and stability.
1791
In what year did war break out between Britain and France?
1793
When did Washington issue his Neutrality Proclamation?
This was a response to the French Revolutionary Wars, and he wanted to keep the young United States out of a conflict that could threaten its very survival.
1793
In what year did the Whiskey Rebellion occur?
1794
When was Jay’s Treaty signed?
1794
When was Pickney’s Treaty signed?
1795
When did Washington deliver his Farewell Address?
In his address, he warned against alliances and relations with other countries, as well as the formation of political parties.
1796
In what year was John Adams elected for president?
1796
When did teh XYZ Affair occur?
1798
When was the “Quasi-war” with France?
This “war” was a response to the XYZ affair.
1798
When were the Alien and Sedition Acts passed?
1798
When were the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions established?
These were declared as a response to the Alien and Sedition Acts in which several prominent political figures, Jefferson and Madison, and many Americans deemed these acts unconstitutional. They also believed that the states had a right to nullify any laws that they thought were unconstiutional.
1798
When was Thomas Jefferson elected?
1800
