APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

sedition act

alien laws

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.

The New Jersey plan

French and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.

Jay treaty

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.

Shay’s rebellion

pinckney's treaty

The Albany conference

Hamilton's financial plan

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation

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

Articles of confederation 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

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.

Proclamation of 1763

Whiskey rebellion

Checks and balances

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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

Federalists

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

Weak national government

Declaration of Independence

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.

pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

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

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

Shay’s rebellion 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.

XYZ affair

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

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

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation

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

The division of powers between different levels of government.

alien laws

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

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.

Jay treaty Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.

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

Federalists Strong national government

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

Checks and balances

British impressment

The Virginia plan

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

Proclamation of 1763

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

Townshend Acts

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

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