APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

The Virginia plan

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

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

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.

Annapolis convention

the Compromise of 1790

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

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

Jay treaty

Democratic Republicans

British beliefs after 7 years war

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

French revolution

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

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

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.

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

British impressment

First political parties

republican motherhood

Proclamation of 1763 Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains

Connecticut compromise

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

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

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.

alien laws

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

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

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

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.

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

Hamilton's financial plan

Olive branch petition

Declaratory act

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

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.

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

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.

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

The division of powers between different levels of government.

The Virginia plan

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

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

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

civic virtue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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