APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

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.

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.

Philadelphia convention

Proclamation of 1763

Fries rebellion

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

Articles of confederation

Annapolis convention

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

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

the character of a good participant in a system of gov

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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.

virginia and kentucky resolutions

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

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

British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen

Virtual representation

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

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

7 years war

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

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 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

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

Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

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

British beliefs after 7 years war

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

Boston massacre Parliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters

British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen

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

pinckney's treaty

the Compromise of 1790

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.

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

sedition act applied restrictions to immigration and speech in US made it a crime for americans to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous, malicious writing about the government

Federalism

Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military

Annapolis convention

Stamp act congress

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

Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.

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

The Virginia plan The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.

Federalists Strong national government

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

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

The New Jersey plan The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

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.

The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

Olive branch petition

7 years war

The Albany conference

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

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

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.

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