Daniel Shays was a veteran of the

In 1787, the U.S. had made it's first draft of In 1789, the government created a tax
Revolutionary War. on things made in Europe.
the constitution, which could be updated in
June 1781: the British face defeat and retreat to When he came back to his farm, he was in The plan was to encourage more people
Yorktown. Chesapeake Bay gives them access to the the future.
a lot of debt. to make things in the US.
British Navy. The people who made it were called
Many farmers felt they were paying too Hamilton had a plan - he created a tax
September 28th: American and French forces surround Framers,
Yorktown. much tax. on whiskey.
George Washington thought it would Most people who made whiskey were
October 19, 1781: The British surrender. 1,200 farmers in Massachussets went to the
- 8000 British soldiers march out of probably need to be changed again farmers who worked on the frontier. They
Yorktown and put down their weapons. courts between 1786-1787 to protest, often soon were very angry.
- THE WAR IS OVER. with violence.

The 3/5ths
The Fight for The Treaty of Shays' Creation of the The First The Whiskey
Paris - compromise -
Philadelphia - Yorktown September 3rd,
Rebellion - June 11th,
Constitution -
September
President - April Rebellion -
Spring 1717 1786-1787 1787
301h, 1789 1791-1794
1783 171h, 1787

Even though Jefferson became

neutral, many people were still
The British thought General
Jefferson was angry about this,
Howe was coming to meet
them and join
forces.
He never left Philadelphia.
The colonial army surrounded
the British at Saratoga and
forced them to
surrender.
unhappy that he wanted to
support France.
and he was always fighting
with
Hamilton, so in 1793, he
resigned from the cabinet.
The treaty was negotiated in
Europe and was signed on
In 1794, Mad Anthony beat
December 24th, 1814, ending
the Native Americans in the
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Many of the southern states the war of 1812.
Battle of Fallen Timbers.
John
Jay negotiated for the Americans. After this, the Native still had many
The War ended in a stalemate,
where no party gained or lost
Vice President:
• Britain finally signed the treary and Americans stopped slaves, while the northern
recognised America as a country. The
United States of America.
attacking and the states didn't.
any territory.
The British stopped John Adams
Americans bought all their kidnapping soldiers from
The treaty also gave the Americans They made a compromise.
lots of land for $20,000. ships.
land, which actually doubled the size
3/5ths of the slaves would be
of the counted in
country.
the population.

Thomas
The French The Battle of Jay's Treaty -
Jefferson Pickney's Treaty
Fallen November December 24th, United States, Andrew Jackson:
Revolution - Resigns - October
19th, 1794 1814 1819 1767 - 1845
1789 1793 27th,1795 Timbers

In France, a revolution was Spain was worried that the

After this, the British also The number In 1833, Jackson made
US
happening.
Why would the U.S. care about
and Britain were getting retreated, but they were of slave-states the Force Bill - which
close allowed to continue their
the French Revolution?
France helped the U.S. beat the
again.
Spain gave land to the US, in fur-trade, which many
equaled the allowed the American
British in the Revolutionary War. exchange for promising to Americas were not happy number of army to go and take the
Now France wants the U.S. to protect its colonies.
help them to fight Britain.
about. free states.
The US gained New Orleans
and This was called Jay's Treaty. money for the tariffs.
access to the Mississippi
river. This helped the central
government to look
stronger.

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