East Coast United States Cities on the Bay
Place all the following cities on the map provided
City – State
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2.
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6.
Founded or Settled
Baltimore, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts
Charleston, South Carolina
New York City, New York
Norfolk, Virginia
Portland, Maine
1729
1630
1670
1624
1682
1633
Incorporated
1797
1822
1783
1898
1736
1786
Bodies of Water
Patapsco River, Chesapeake Bay
Charles River, Mystic River, Boston Bay
Ashley River, Cooper River
Hudson River, East River, New York Bay
James River, Chesapeake Bay
Fore River, Casco Bay
East Coast United States Cities on Fall Lines
1. Albany, New York
2. Augusta, Georgia
3. Augusta, Maine
4. Columbia, South Carolina
5. Fall River, Massachusetts
6. Fredericksburg, Virginia
7. Harrisburg Pennsylvania
8. Hartford, Connecticut
9. Macon, Georgia
10. Paterson, New Jersey
11. Petersburg, Virginia
12. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13. Richmond, Virginia
14. Trenton, New Jersey
1614
1735
1754
1786
1670
1728
1719
1637
1809
1791
1748
1682
1737
1719
1686
1996
1849
1854
1803
1781
1791
1784
1823
1851
1798
1701
1742
1792
Mohawk and Hudson Rivers
Savannah River
Kennebec River
Saluda and Broad to form Congaree River
Quequechan River
Rappahannock River
Susquehanna River
Connecticut River
Ocmulgee River
Passaic River
Appomattox River
Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers
James River
Delaware River
1789 – George Washington becomes President of the United States
1791 – Hamilton suggest the formation of a National Bank. Jefferson disagrees
leading to a debate over a national or local bank system
1792 – George Washington re-elected to a second term
*1792 – Kentucky becomes the 15th state
1793 – President Washington issued a Proclamation of Neutrality warning
Americans “to avoid all acts” that might help France or Great Britain who were at
war with each other
1794 – Eli Whitney is granted a patent for his Cotton Gin revolutionizing the cotton
industry March 14
*1794 – Indian defense of their land north of the Ohio River ended with their defeat
by General “Mad” Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers August 20
*1794 – President Washington led 13,000 troops into battle near Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania to put down the Whiskey Rebellion to show the public that Federal
Law was “the supreme law of the land.” October 3
*1794 – Chief Justice John Jay went to Britain to stop the attacks on American
merchant ships and imprisonment and impressed American sailors. Thus combined
with British “trading posts” that acted as forts in the Ohio River Valley who were
giving muskets to the Indians to fight the American Army. Jay’s Treaty was signed
on November19, 1794. The British agreed to relinquish the forts but would not stop
the attacks on American shipping. This angered many Americans
*1795 – An Indian confederation of Miamis, Shawnees, and Ottawas signed the
Treaty of Greenville where they lost most of the land north of the Ohio and were
forced to retreat further west
*1795 – Thomas Pinckney was able to sign a treaty with Spain for the use of the Port
of New Orleans by American merchants and farmers. This opened up the
Mississippi River to western farmers. Spain also gave up a large amount of land
north of Florida. Americans liked this treaty
1796 – President Washington gives his “Farewell Address” where he warns
Americans against political parties whose infighting could tear the nation apart and
to stay out of permanent foreign alliances.
1796 – The newly formed Republican politically party backed Thomas Jefferson for
President while the Federalists backed John Adams.
1796 – John Adams becomes the second President of the United States and Thomas
Jefferson became his vice-president. Unfortunately, political difference kept the two
men from working together.
*1796 – Tennessee becomes the 16th state
1797 – President Adams sent a diplomatic mission to France in order to stop the
French from seizing American ships. Upon arrival three French agents named Mr. X,
Mr. Y and Mr. Z stopped the diplomats and demanded tribute (money.) The
diplomats refused to pay. The whole Affair led to what became known as the Half
(Quasi) War.
1798 – The United States, to weak to risk an all out war, instead fought an
undeclared war against France. This was called the Half or Quasi War and resulted
in the United States capturing 80 French ships.
1798 – The Federalists passed the Alien and Sedition Acts to stop threats from
foreigners during the Half War.
*1800 – President Adams was able to get the French government, led by Napoleon
Bonaparte, to come to an agreement. However it cost him Federalist support in the
upcoming Presidential Election.
1800 –The Federal government began to move into the new capital city of
Washington, including the President and First Lady, John and Abigail Adams.
1800 – President John Adams lost in his re-election bid to Thomas Jefferson due
mainly to the lack of support from the Federalist Party.
*1800 – The French reacquired the Louisiana Territory from Spain
1801 – A tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in the presidential election
resulted in the House of Representatives having to break the tie. After days of a
stalemate, Alexander Hamilton gave his support and vote to Thomas Jefferson
proclaiming Jefferson is “by far not so dangerous a man.”
*1803 – Ohio becomes the 17th state
1803 – The Marbury v. Madison case led to judicial review that allowed the Supreme
Court to review acts of Congress for its constitutionality.
*1803 – Since France had taken over the Louisiana Territory, American farmers in
the west feared Napoleon would close the port of New Orleans to American use.
Amongst these fears Jefferson sent James Monroe to France to try and purchase the
city of New Orleans. Instead, Napoleon sold the entire Louisiana Territory to
America for $15 million (3 cents an acre.)
1803 – Jefferson sought the Senate’s approval for the Louisiana Purchase. President
Jefferson found the purchase unconstitutional and asked them for consent.
Eventually they agreed but not without some debate.
*1804 – President Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to
explore the Louisiana Purchase. Their main purpose was to find a route to the
Pacific Ocean by use of a river. In addition, they were to chronicle the wild life,
fauna, and soil of the region. Thirty men set off from St. Louis, Missouri up the
Missouri River by boat. May 14
1804 – The Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution was added to prevent another
tie from happening in such a manner.
1804 – President Thomas Jefferson was re-elected
*1805 – The Lewis and Clark expedition (the Core of Discovery) wintered in what is
now North Dakota in a Mandan Indian village.
*1805 – That spring, the expedition was joined by Toussaint Charbonneau, who
would act as a guide and his young wife, Sacagawea, who would serve as an
interpreter along the way.
*1805 – The expedition crosses the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains.
August 12
*1805 – The expedition reached the Pacific Ocean by coming down the Columbia
River out of the Cascade Mountain Range. November 15
*1806 – British and French blockades seize American ships and British ships seize
American ships along the American coastline looking for deserters.
*1806 – An expedition led by Zebulon Pike left St. Louis, Missouri to explore the
Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. July 15
*1806 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition returns to St. Louis, Missouri. September
23
*1806 – Pike and his expedition first take sight of what they termed as the Great
Peak but later is known as Pike’s Peak. November 15
*1807 – Pike and his expedition built a small fort on the Rio Grande near Alamosa in
southern Colorado. He mistakenly thought the Rio Grande was the Red River.
January 30
*1807 – Spanish soldiers from Santa Fe captured Pike and his expedition at their
fort in southern Colorado. They mistakenly took the expedition for spies. February
26
*1807 – An exchange of gunfire occurred when the British warship, Leopard,
attacked the American frigate; Chesapeake. The Leopard was looking for deserters
and the Chesapeake’s captain refused to let the British board the ship. This resulted
in 21 American casualties including the captain, James Lawrence who uttered the
famous line; “don’t give up the ship.” June 22
*1807 – Pike and his men were marched to Mexico through Santa Fe, Albuquerque
and El Paso and imprisoned in Mexico. Finally, most of the men and Pike were
released and brought back north through San Antonio in present day Texas and
were repatriated on the Louisiana border at Natchitoches. July 1
*1807 – After the Chesapeake incident President Jefferson pushed for a trade
embargo with Great Britain and France. The Embargo Act of 1807 was passed on
December 22 that prohibited all trade with anyone exporting or importing with the
United States.
1808 – James Madison is elected as the Fourth President of the United States
1809 – President Jefferson ends the Embargo Act of 1807 while Congress passes the
Non-Intercourse Act that allows trade with everyone but Great Britain and France
until they stop warring. March 1
*1811 – Governor William Henry Harrison of Indiana Territory led an attack on the
Shawnee Indian village called Prophetstown on the Tippecanoe River while the
Shawnee chief, Tecumseh was away. The Shawnee attacked the American force of
1,000 led by Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, better known as the Prophet. The
Indians fought to a draw but still abandoned Prophetstown. Governor Harrison
burned the village down but not before discovering British weapons in the village.
The British in Canada were supplying the Shawnee in order to fight the United
States. November 7
*1812 Louisiana becomes the 18th state
*1812 – The seizure of American ships, the impressment of American sailors, the
arming of Indians in American territory pushed the United States towards war with
Britain. “War Hawks” expressed the need to defend the United States against the
British attacks. On June 18 President James Madison signed a declaration of war
against Great Britain after both houses of Congress passed the measure.
*1812 – The Americans attack the British in Sandwich Town (part of present day
Ontario) by crossing the Detroit River from Detroit in Michigan Territory led by
General William Hull facing British regulars, Canadian militia and a confederation of
Indian tribes led by Tecumseh. The Americans lose the battle. July 12
*1812 – The Americans attacked Queenston Heights (part of present day Ontario)
by crossing the Niagara River near Lewiston led by General Stephen van Rennselaer
facing British regulars, volunteers and Mohawk Indians. The Americans lost the
battle. October 13
1812 – President James Madison is re-elected to a second term
*1812 – At Lacolle Mills a small America force led by General Henry Dearborn
attacked a small group of Canadian militia and Mohawk Indians. After some
confusion the Americans were repulsed and lost the battle. November 12
*1813 – Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a squadron of sloops, brigs, and other
warships into battle with a fleet of British ships on Lake Erie. Flying the battle flag;
Don’t Give Up the Ship (these were the dying words spoken by Captain James
Lawrence of the Chesapeake which was attacked by the British in 1807,) Perry
attacked the British and captured or destroyed most of the British naval ships.
Commodore Perry sent a message to general William Henry Harrison that read; “we
have met the enemy and they are ours.” September 10
*1813 – General William Henry Harrison led a successful attack on the British
troops on his way to retake Detroit near the town of Monrovia near present day
Chatham, Ontario at what became known as the Battle of the Thames. The British
defeat on Lake Erie aided in Harrison’s victory. This was a decisive blow to the
British and cleared the way for the Americans to re-establish control of the Great
Lake region. October 5
*1813 – Shawnee chief; Tecumseh, was killed at the Battle of the Thames along with
Chief Roundhead of the Wyandot tribe and over 30 other Native Americans.
Tecumseh’s death led to the break up of the Tecumseh’s Confederacy. October 5
*1814 – British troops attacked Washington D.C. through the Chesapeake Bay
burning down the Presidential Mansion and the Treasury Building but not before
the First Lady, Dolley Madison saved many of the valuables from the mansion
including the Gilbert Stuart painting of President George Washington known as the
“Lansdowne Portrait.” August 24
*1814 – After a failed attempt to capture Baltimore by land the British decided to try
and take the city by way of Chesapeake Bay but first they had to demolish the
American Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Fort McHenry was bombarded for 25
hours while the city of Baltimore imposed a blackout to avoid bombardment. There
was no way to tell if the fort remained in American hands until sunrise. It was then
the Baltimoreans realized the American flag still flew above the fort and the British
had pulled out earlier that morning grasping the attack on Baltimore would be futile.
This bombardment was the inspiration for Francis Scott Key to write the poem; the
Defense of Fort McHenry, which would one day, better known as, The Star Spangled
Banner. September 13
*1814 – American and British diplomats signed the Treaty of Ghent in Ghent,
Flanders (present day Belgium) ending the War of 1812. December 24
*1815 – The British launch an ill-fated attack against American forces in New
Orleans, Louisiana. General Andrew Jackson led a combined force of 1,000
American regulars, (regular army), over 3,000 members of the Louisiana, Kentucky,
and Mississippi militia, over 450 free African Americans, over 50 United States
Marines, over 100 sailors and officers, over 50 Choctaw Indians, and a force of
pirates led by Jean Lafitte. In addition, General Jackson had three American Naval
warships at his disposal. Many thought Jackson’s force was no match for the British
regulars who attacked at dawn. However, the British suffered over 2,000 casualties
compared to the Americans who had only 71. Jackson became a huge hero, which
launched him into the Presidency within several years. January 8
*1815 – The American Congress ratified the Treaty of Ghent officially ending the
War of 1812. The Americans or the British in New Orleans had no idea a treaty had
been signed on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1814. February 17