APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

sedition act

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

Checks and balances Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

Failures of the articles of confederation France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.

Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

2nd Continental Congress How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

Shay’s rebellion

authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time

George Washington's Presidency Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms

Stamp act

The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

Fries rebellion

Declaration of Independence Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared the colonies an independent country from Britain. Included a statement of intent, list of grievances, and a conclusion that dissolved ties with Britain

Colonial attitude towards independence

Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

7 years war

Whiskey rebellion violent tax protest from 1791-1794. the whiskey was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by president Washington to pay for the war. It unfairly burdened poor farmers west of the Appalachian mountains because they couldn't do business anymore

Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

Virtual representation

Hamilton's financial plan 1) Establish the U.S. credit worthiness 2) Unify the states' debt 3) Create a national bank 4) Whiskey tax to pay for the revolution 5) Establish tariffs to protect american businesses

Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation

First political parties

Common sense Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.

civic virtue

British beliefs after 7 years war They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

Age of passion

the Compromise of 1790 Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country

Thomas Gage The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws

The middle ground

Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

Proclamation of 1763

The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"

The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens

drafted by thomas jefferson and james madison, claimed that alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and overstepped federal authority under the constitition, and could therefore be nullified by the states

Common sense

Farmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.

Checks and balances Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.

First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

Articles of confederation

Federalism

7 years war A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

Stamp act congress Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.

Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

Philadelphia convention 12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution

Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.

French revolution Ambassador from France came to America to encourage Americans to side with the French. Washington declared neutrality, but the ambassador remained in America to not get beheaded back home.

2nd Continental Congress How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

Boston massacre

Whiskey rebellion

All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

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