virginia and kentucky resolutions
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
Sugar act
2nd Continental Congress
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
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.
civic virtue
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Common sense
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
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
Lexington and Concorde
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Stamp act
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
The Albany conference
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Fries rebellion
Farmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.
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
Articles of confederation
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.
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Democratic Republicans
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.
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
alien laws
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Annapolis convention
republican motherhood
Federalists
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
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.
Whiskey rebellion
