Origins of the Modern United States
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Updated: 5 Nov 2018
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Created byTalia Hagen
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First British Taxation Effective: November 20thContinental Congress MeetsAmerican Revolution:
StartsAmerican Revolution:
Ends
Since the American Revolution
ended, the American Colonies
decided to create a treaty with
Britain, that came into effect just
a short time later.The Northwest Ordinance
Adopted July 13, 1787Shay’s Rebellion
StartsShay’s Rebellion
EndsConstitutional Convention
Starts meetingConstitutional Convention
Ends MeetingsFrench and Indian War Started
Pitted the American colonies of British America against those of New FranceKing George III Comes to PowerBritain wins -
but has doubled their
national debt due to
the warSugar Act: crack
down on smugglingStamp Act: legal docs, glass,
paper, etc.. Had to have a
stamp on it in order to ship
or deliver it, had to pay for
stamps. Made lawyers and
newspaper people angry,
so they pushed back against
them. Protesting eventually
got the act repealed.Townshend Acts
They taxed American tea makers,
bringing in other cheap teas from
across the worldBoston Massacre
Only 5 people died
in the protestsBoston Tea party
People dressed as tribe
members and tried to
push back on the
British to get them to stop
taxing American teaCoercive/Intolerable Acts
Affected Massachusetts.
The British made soldiers live
in their houses, forcing people
to having to feed and clothe and
provide for them. They couldn’t
say no, or they were kicked out
of their own home, so the American
'Elites' created the first continental
congress to push back and create
the resistance.First Continental Congress
-12/13 Colonies
-Coordinated Intolerable
Acts ResistanceThe Shot Heard Around the World
Concord and LexingtonSecond Continental Congress…
Declaration of IndependenceEconomic DepressionArticles of Confederation
Starts First AttemptArticles of Confederation
Ends First AttemptTreaty with BritainMayflower Compact
The first governing document of Plymouth ColonyLand Ordinance of 1787 causes
the NW ordinance to be founded
and 'adopted' later within the year
-six-mile squares called townships
-each divided in to 36 640-acre sections
-one section set aside for township’s
public school
-the rest sold to settlersCRISTIANITY BEGINS
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