US History timeline & concept chart: 1754-1789 French-Indian War to American Revolution, Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention

US History timeline & concept chart: French-Indian War to the American Revolution

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Article objective:

• French-Indian War (1754)
• identify origins of American Revolution in the French-India War
• respective motives and perspectives of British and colonials
• philosophical underpinnings, organization & development of colonial resistance
• causes of the American Revolution
• distinctions (or not) between the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War
• political, economic and social conditions of Confederation period
• causes, motives, and philosophical underpinnings Constitutional Convention
• nature and workings of compromise in the proposed Constitution

French-Indian War, 1754-1763

PERIOD / TIMELINE	Major Events, Concepts & Themes	Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events
1754-1763 French-Indian War 1754 Albany Conference 1763 Treaty of Paris	subsection 1 Major Events here subsection 2 Major Events here	BIG IDEAS bid ideas here DETAILS details here

French Indian War aftermath & end of salutary neglect

PERIOD / TIMELINE	Major Events, Concepts & Themes	Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events
1763 end of Seven Years War 1763 Treaty of Paris 1763 Royal Proclamation of 1763 1764 Sugar Act 1766 Declaratory Act 1767 Townsend Acts 17xx xxxx note spacing between lines using <br><br> code	French-Indian wars continuation of ongoing frontier conflicts and French and English alliances with Native American tribes/ confederations French-Indian War of 1754-63 was the 4th "Intercolonial War" following King William's War (1688-1697), Queen Anne's War (1702-13) and King George's War (1744-1748) Seven Years War leads to global conflict France surrendered New France to Britain in 1760 approx. 70,000 French colonists now under British rule mostly in Canada New France included all French colonial claims between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River consequences of British victory: Britain gains Canada, Ohio Valley and Florida (all lands east of the Mississippi river) France ceded Louisiana (lands west of the Mississippi) to Spain Spain ceded Florida to Britain in exchange for return of British-captured Havana, Cuba	European and tribal alliances generally, French aligned with English aligned with Native American tribes details here
	Sugar Act of 1764	marked shift in British tax policy from protectionist mercantilism to the imperial system of revenue maximization the tax on molasses was reduced by half under the theory that the lower rate would yield higher compliance and thus more revenue the main problem the Act attempted to address was ongoing smuggling of sugar, molassas and rum (trade without paying duties or going through customs offices) between the American colonies and French, Spanish and Dutch colonies in the Caribbean the Sugar Act of was modifed in 1766
	Stamp Act of 1765	tax on any official documentation that required a "stamp" (official seal), inlcluding legal or commercial documents, contracts, licenses, wills, mortgages, publications, advertisements, playing cards (!) the revenue was to be used in the colonies from which it was collected the tax was to be paid in "specie" (gold or silver) offenders were to be tried in "Admiralty Courts" (not colonial courts) sparked protest and the "Stamp Act Congress" in New York repealed in 1766
	Declaratory Act
	Townsend Act
	Quebec Act of 1774	>> to add from wikipedia: Quebec Act of 1774 is passed by the Parliament of Great Britain outlining how the Province of Quebec would be governed as colony, in an attempt to address damage to the economy/society of Quebec. Old boundaries were restored, free practice of Catholicism was guaranteed, and property and civil laws were to be decided according to traditional Canadian laws (thus preserving the Seigneurial system of New France for land ownership), with other matters of law left to English Common Law. The province was left to be governed by a legislative council, with no provision for an elected assembly.
	"Intolerable Acts" 1774	from bing to sort Intolerable Acts (1774): Also known as the Coercive Acts, these were a series of four punitive measures enacted by the British Parliament in retaliation for acts of colonial resistance. Alongside the Intolerable Acts, the Quebec Act was also passed, which established a new administration for the territory ceded to Britain after the French and Indian War (1754–63). The main force of these actions fell on Boston, which was perceived as the center of colonial hostility. The four Intolerable Acts were: Boston Port Act: This act closed Boston’s harbor until restitution was made for the destroyed tea during the Boston Tea Party (1773). Massachusetts Government Act: It abrogated Massachusetts’ colonial charter, reduced it to a crown colony, and replaced the elective local council with an appointive one. Administration of Justice Act: Aimed at protecting British officials charged with capital offenses during law enforcement, it allowed them to be tried in England or another colony. Quartering Act: This new version revived the indignation surrounding the earlier Quartering Act, allowing British troops to requisition unoccupied buildings for housing in all of British America

Escalation of tensions, 1770-1775

PERIOD / TIMELINE	Major Events, Concepts & Themes	Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events
timeline here 17xx xxxx 17xx xxxx 17xx xxxx note spacing between lines using <br><br> code	subsection 1 Major Events here subsection 2 Major Events here	BIG IDEAS bid ideas here DETAILS details here

Revolutionary War, 1775-1781, 1783

PERIOD / TIMELINE	Major Events, Concepts & Themes	Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events
timeline here 1775: >> to do << - Lexington & Concord - formation of Continental Army - Bunker Hill - Common Sense Jul 4 1776 Declaration of Independence 17xx xxxx 17xx xxxx note spacing between lines using <br><br> code	was the Revolution a colonial, civil or revolutionary war? subsection 1 Major Events here subsection 2 Major Events here	BIG IDEAS bid ideas here DETAILS details here

Articles of Confederation period, 1781-1789

PERIOD / TIMELINE	Major Events, Concepts & Themes	Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events
timeline here 1781 Articles of Confederation ratified 1783 Newburgh Conspiracy 17xx xxxx note spacing between lines using <br><br> code	Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation super-majority requirements = empowers small faction (gives veto-power to just a couple states; = "rule by lowest common denominator") Accomplishments under the Articles Treaty of Paris, 1783 Northwest Ordinance, 1787	BIG IDEAS bid ideas here DETAILS details here to do: June 28 1776 Thomas Hickey executed for treason (plotted to murder Washington) see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hickey_(soldier) and read://http_www.executedtoday.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.executedtoday.com%2F2013%2F06%2F28%2F1776-thomas-hickey-plotting-against-george-washington%2F Northwest Territory and Northwest Ordinance of 1787 Northwest-territory-usa-1787 in 1787 the Continental Congress organized land ceded by England north of the Ohio River to the Great Lakes into a "territory" was first post-colonial "incorporated territory" = formally organized and governed by Federal government the Ordinance barred slavery in the Territories, the first national prohibition on slavery however, it also set the precedent for existence of slavery below the Ohio River (its southern border)

Annapolis Convention, 1786 & Constitutional Convention, 1787

PERIOD / TIMELINE	Major Events, Concepts & Themes	Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events
timeline here 18xx xxxx >> >> note spacing between lines using <br><br> code	BIG IDEAS subsection >> subsection >> subsection >> subsection >>	=== subheading >>details === subheading >>details === subheading >>details === subheading >>details

Constitutional debate: Federalists & anti-Federalists

PERIOD / TIMELINE	Major Events, Concepts & Themes	Notes & connections: details of issues, concepts, themes & events
timeline here 18xx xxxx >> >> note spacing between lines using <br><br> code	BIG IDEAS subsection >> subsection >> subsection >> subsection >>	=== subheading >>details === subheading >>details === subheading >>details === subheading >>details