APUSH Unit 3 Review duel

virginia and kentucky resolutions

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

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

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

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

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

Federalists

the Compromise of 1790

The middle ground

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

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

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

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

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

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

Fries rebellion

Election of 1797

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.

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

Thomas Gage

British beliefs after 7 years war

First political parties

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

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

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

Democratic Republicans

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

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

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.

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

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.

Common sense

7 years war

XYZ affair 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Philadelphia convention

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

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

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.

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

Federalism

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.

republican motherhood

the Compromise of 1790

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.

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

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

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

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

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.

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

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